Individual entering or remaining in restricted place
9.—(1)  Subject to regulation 13, an individual must not intentionally enter a restricted place during a restricted period of the restricted place if —
(a)the individual does not have a cleared status when entering; and
(b)the individual —
(i)knows that he or she does not have a cleared status when entering the restricted place during that restricted period; or
(ii)is reckless as to whether he or she has a cleared status when entering the restricted place during that restricted period.
(2)  Subject to regulation 13, an individual must not intentionally remain in a restricted place at any time during a restricted period of the restricted place if —
(a)the individual —
(i)knows that he or she stops having a cleared status while within the restricted place during that restricted period; or
(ii)is reckless as to whether he or she continues having a cleared status while within the restricted place during that restricted period; and
(b)the individual stops having a cleared status while within the restricted place during that restricted period.
(2A)  Subject to regulation 13 but without affecting paragraphs (1) and (2), an individual must not intentionally enter a restricted place that is a nightclub during a restricted period of the nightclub if —
(a)the individual does not have a 24-hour clearance when entering; and
(b)the individual —
(i)knows that he or she does not have a 24-hour clearance when entering the nightclub during that restricted period; or
(ii)is reckless as to whether he or she has a 24-hour clearance when entering the nightclub during that restricted period.
[S 317/2022 wef 19/04/2022]
(2B)  Subject to regulation 13, an individual must not intentionally remain in a restricted place that is a nightclub at any time during a restricted period of the restricted place if —
(a)the individual —
(i)knows that he or she stops having a 24-hour clearance while within the nightclub during that restricted period; or
(ii)is reckless as to whether he or she continues having a 24-hour clearance while within the nightclub during that restricted period; and
(b)the individual stops having a 24-hour clearance while within the nightclub during that restricted period.
[S 317/2022 wef 19/04/2022]
(2C)  Paragraphs (2A) and (2B) do not apply to an individual entering or remaining in a restricted place that is a nightclub solely for any of the following purposes:
(a)to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the occupier of the restricted place;
(b)to deliver goods or provide services connected to the business of the occupier carried on at the place;
(c)to work as a contractor or an employee for or with the occupier of the restricted place to provide services in connection with the business of the occupier carried on at the place.
[S 317/2022 wef 19/04/2022]
(3)  An individual who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1), (2), (2A) or (2B) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
[S 310/2021 wef 08/05/2021]
[S 324/2021 wef 16/05/2021]
[S 317/2022 wef 19/04/2022]
(4)  Without limiting the meaning of “reasonable excuse” in regulation 2(1), a reasonable excuse for contravening this regulation includes entering or remaining in a restricted place during a restricted period of the restricted place in any of the following circumstances:
(a)the individual did not know or could not reasonably have known that the place is a restricted place;
(b)the entry or remaining in the restricted place during the restricted period was to comply with a direction given to the individual by or on behalf of a public officer or a public body in exercise of a power under any written law.
(5)  However, a reasonable excuse for contravening this regulation does not include being ordinarily resident in a place of residence in which a room or place is a restricted place used for a solemnization of a marriage.
[S 69/2022 wef 01/02/2022]