Cleared status requirement disapplied in certain cases
13.—(1)  Regulation 9(1) and (2) does not apply to or in relation to any of the following entrants:
(a)an entrant to a restricted place who is an uncleared junior;
(b)an entrant to a bar or a retail food and drinks establishment who —
(i)is a customer or visitor; and
(ii)collects food or drink from the bar or retail food and drinks establishment for consumption elsewhere not within the bar or retail food and drinks establishment.
[S 69/2022 wef 01/02/2022]
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(c)[Deleted by S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(2)  Without affecting paragraph (1), regulations 9 and 10 do not apply to or in relation to an entrant to a restricted place during a restricted period of the restricted place if the entrant enters or remains in the restricted place —
(a)solely for any of the following purposes:
(i)to comply with an order or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law;
(ii)to preserve or protect the entrant or another individual’s life, health, or safety in an emergency;
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(iii)to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the occupier of the restricted place;
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(iv)to deliver goods or provide services connected to the business, undertaking or work of the occupier carried on at the restricted place;
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(v)to work as a contractor or an employee for or with the occupier of the restricted place either in connection with the business, undertaking or work of the occupier carried on at the restricted place or to provide services in connection with the conduct of a live performance, sporting event, business event or private social event (as the case may be) taking place in the restricted place;
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(b)in special circumstances connected with a particular live performance, sporting event or business event, where the risk to public health from disapplying regulations 9 and 10 to the entrant or entrants concerned is assessed by the Director as not of a substantial nature.
(3)  In addition to paragraphs (1) and (2), where a restricted place is used for a live performance, sporting event or business event, regulations 9 and 10 do not apply to or in relation to an entrant to the restricted place during a restricted period of the restricted place if the entrant enters or remains in the restricted place —
(a)where the restricted place is used for a nuptial event, solely as a celebrant by whom the marriage is or is to be solemnized at the nuptial event;
(b)where the restricted place is used for a sporting event, solely as —
(i)an athlete or a contestant taking part or competing in a sporting activity at the sporting event that is a spectator sporting event;
(ii)an associate of an athlete or a contestant mentioned in sub-paragraph (i);
(iii)an official officiating at the sporting event; or
(iv)an umpire or a referee umpiring or refereeing the sporting activity played or engaged in at the sporting event;
(c)where the restricted place is used to stage a live performance, solely as a performer in the live performance or as crew;
(d)where the restricted place is used for a business event, solely as an individual whose duty is to regulate the interval between meetings, exhibitions or displays at the business event.
Examples of entrants excused from cleared status requirement
Staff deployed by the organiser of a science and technology conference to register delegates, usher delegates to allocated segregation zones or seats, or act as a safe distancing ambassador at the conference.
An official event photographer contracted by the organiser of an office furniture trade show to capture on film the opening ceremony of the trade show.
Examples of entrants not excused from cleared status requirement
A journalist attending a professional competition soccer match to report on the match, even though the journalist may be invited to a media conference organised by the soccer team managers to interview the players at a media conference.
A sales director of a trade show organiser who engages with exhibitors who purchased from the organiser display space during the trade show, to provide customer support to exhibitors.
The best man at a nuptial event who doubles up as one of the photographers at the nuptial event proceedings.
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
(4)  In this regulation —
“associate”, in relation to any athlete or contestant taking part or competing in any sporting activity, means an individual who, in one or more of the following capacities, works with or treats one or more such athletes or contestants participating in, preparing for or competing in, the sporting activity:
(a)an individual who supervises the training or instruction of an athlete or a contestant or who accompanies an athlete or a contestant into or onto the reserved playing area to give advice or assistance during a sporting competition (called in this regulation a coach or trainer);
(b)an individual who undertakes to represent the interests of an athlete or a contestant in procuring the engagement of the athlete or contestant as a participant or contestant in a sporting competition, or who directs or controls the sporting activities of any athlete or contestant, such as a manager;
(c)an individual who assists an athlete or a contestant as advised by a coach or trainer and who assists a coach or trainer in the preparation of an athlete or a contestant;
(d)a medical practitioner;
(e)a para-medical practitioner;
“athlete”, “contestant”, “crew” and “live performance” have the respective meanings given by Part 2 of the Second Schedule;
“official”, in relation to any sporting activity engaged in or played at a sporting event, means an individual who, in one or more of the following capacities, works with one or more athletes or contestants participating or competing in the sporting activity at the sporting event:
(a)an individual who determines the points scored by each athlete or contestant in the sporting event, such as a judge;
(b)an individual who regulates the number and length of rounds, and the interval between rounds, of each round of competition or contest between particular athletes or contestants or particular teams of athletes or contestants, such as a timekeeper;
“participation sporting event” and “spectator sporting event” have the respective meanings given by Part 2 of the Second Schedule.
[S 326/2022 wef 26/04/2022]
[S 991/2021 wef 01/01/2022]