SECOND SCHEDULE
Paragraph 3
Exempt processions
1.  A public procession held in connection with a wedding or a funeral (other than one in any prohibited area) —
(a)during which an organiser thereof is present at the assembly area and accompanies the procession at all times until the procession stops or the participants disperse, whichever is the later;
(b)which is held between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. and does not exceed 30 minutes;
(c)the route of which does not exceed 100 metres;
(d)which involves not more than 150 participants;
(e)which involves none of the following:
(i)the display or exhibition of any placard, banner or poster;
(ii)the use of any public address system;
(iii)stilt-walking;
(iv)soliciting sponsorship or monetary contributions along the route of the procession;
(f)the conduct of which occupies not more than one lane of any public road and during which a reasonable number of persons will be deployed to manage traffic and ensure the safety of participants in the procession; and
(g)the conduct of which does not cause or result in obstruction or inconvenience on any public road, bridge, landing place, or in any other public place.
2.  A public procession held in connection with any sporting competition or activity (other than horse racing or dog racing) in a stadium, sports complex or other sporting facility that is open to the general public.
3.  A public procession held by or under the direction or control of the Government.
4.—(1)  A public procession of the description prescribed in sub-paragraph (2) held by or under the direction or control of —
(a)a body that is specified in the Schedule to the Accounting Standards Act (Cap. 2B); or
(b)a charity within the meaning of the Charities Act (Cap. 37) that is also approved as an institution of public character under that Act.
(2)  A public procession —
(a)the purpose of which is either to raise funds for the body or charity in sub-paragraph (1), or to promote sports, physical exercise or other recreational activity, but —
(i)without dealing (directly or indirectly) with any matters of race, religion or religious belief in a manner that is likely to cause feelings of enmity, hatred, ill-will or hostility between different racial and religious groups in Singapore; and
(ii)without glorifying the commission or preparation (whether in the past, in the future or generally) of acts of terrorism or any offence or otherwise having the effect of directly or indirectly encouraging or otherwise inducing members of the public to commit, prepare or instigate acts of terrorism or such an offence;
(b)which involves none of the following:
(i)the display or exhibition of any placard, banner, flag, poster, photograph, film, sign, writing or other visible representation;
(ii)singing or use of loudspeakers;
(iii)the playing of any radio or other musical equipment, or any drum, cymbal, gong or other musical instrument; and
(iv)the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaves in a threatening, abusive or insulting manner;
(c)the conduct of which does not require the closure of any public road or part thereof;
(d)the conduct of which involves —
(i)no stage, shed or other structure; or
(ii)the installation, erection, removal and dismantling of a stage, shed or other structure in connection with the procession only between 11 p.m. of a day and 7 a.m. the following day (both times inclusive);
(e)which is held on any premises with the prior consent of the owner of those premises; and
(f)during which an organiser thereof, or an authorised agent of such an organiser, is present at all times during the procession.
5.—(1)  A public procession on the day of nomination (except 30 June 2020) at an election under the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218) —
(a)comprising one or more persons moving substantially as a body of persons in succession starting —
(i)before the close of nomination proceedings and from a place of assembly within the fenced compound around a place of nomination for that election, and proceeding by a common route within that compound;
(ii)before the close of nomination proceedings and from a place of assembly outside the fenced compound around a place of nomination for that election, and proceeding by a common route that is the nearest route (ordinarily about 200 metres) used to travel to an entrance or exit of that compound; or
(iii)after the close of nomination proceedings and from the fenced compound around a place of nomination for that election, and proceeding by a common route that is the nearest route (ordinarily about 200 metres) to any place outside that compound;
(b)the purpose of which is to show support —
(i)for any person or group of persons seeking nomination as a candidate or group of candidates at that election; or
(ii)for any candidate or group of candidates in that election at or about the time the Returning Officer or an Assistant Returning Officer declares or is to declare a candidate or group of candidates to be elected under section 33(1) of that Act;
(c)before, during and after which none of the following is carried out by any organiser or participant of the procession:
(i)the display or exhibition of any placard, banner, flag, poster, photograph, film, sign, writing or other visible representation;
(ii)singing; or the playing of any radio or other musical equipment, any drum, cymbal, gong or other musical instrument;
(iii)the playing of any radio or other musical equipment, any drum, cymbal, gong or other musical instrument;
(iv)the shouting of any slogan, jingle or other advertising technique designed to have, or likely to have, the effect of promoting a political party, candidate or person seeking nomination as a candidate at that election instead of communicating a factual message;
(v)the use of any loudspeaker; and
(vi)the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that is threatening, abusive or insulting;
(d)at which no organiser or participant of the procession, from the first assembly of the procession to the time it disbands, stops anywhere to make a speech or give an interview; and
(e)the conduct of which does not cause or result in obstruction or inconvenience on any public road, bridge, landing place, or in any other public place.
[S 493/2020 wef 26/06/2020]
(2)  In this item, “candidate”, “group”, “Returning Officer”, “Assistant Returning Officer”, “day of nomination” and “place of nomination” shall have the same meanings, respectively, as in the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218).
[S 135/2011 wef 14/03/2011]
6.—(1)  A public procession on nomination day at an election under the Presidential Elections Act (Cap. 240A) —
(a)comprising one or more persons moving substantially as a body of persons in succession starting —
(i)before the close of nomination proceedings and from a place of assembly within the fenced compound around a nomination place for that election, and proceeding by a common route within that compound;
(ii)before the close of nomination proceedings and from a place of assembly outside the fenced compound around a nomination place for that election, and proceeding by a common route that is the nearest route (ordinarily about 200 metres) used to travel to an entrance or exit of that compound; or
(iii)after the close of nomination proceedings and from the fenced compound around a nomination place for that election, and proceeding by a common route that is the nearest route (ordinarily about 200 metres) to any place outside that compound;
(b)the purpose of which is to show support —
(i)for any person seeking nomination as a candidate at that election; or
(ii)for any candidate in an election at or about the time the Returning Officer is to declare a candidate to be elected to the office of President under section 15(1) of that Act;
(c)before, during and after which none of the following is carried out by any organiser or participant of the procession:
(i)the display or exhibition of any placard, banner, flag, poster, photograph, film, sign, writing or other visible representation;
(ii)singing; or the playing of any radio or other musical equipment, any drum, cymbal, gong or other musical instrument;
(iii)the playing of any radio or other musical equipment, any drum, cymbal, gong or other musical instrument;
(iv)the shouting of any slogan, jingle or other advertising technique designed to have, or likely to have, the effect of promoting a candidate or person seeking nomination as a candidate at that election instead of communicating a factual message;
(v)the use of any loudspeaker; and
(vi)the use of threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that is threatening, abusive or insulting;
(d)at which no organiser or participant of the procession, from the first assembly of the procession to the time it disbands, stops anywhere to make a speech or give an interview; and
(e)the conduct of which does not cause or result in obstruction or inconvenience on any public road, bridge, landing place, or in any other public place.
(2)  In this item, “candidate”, “Returning Officer”, “nomination day” and “nomination place” shall have the same meanings, respectively, as in the Presidential Elections Act (Cap. 240A).
[S 135/2011 wef 14/03/2011]
7.  A public procession —
(a)that is held primarily to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew;
(b)that is organised by or under the direction of the People’s Association;
(c)that is held between 19 March 2016 and 31 March 2016 (both dates inclusive); and
(d)during which the organiser provides crowd control measures that are necessary for the safety and wellbeing of persons attending the public procession.
[S 118/2016 wef 19/03/2016]