s 21H Regulations during public health threat or public health emergency
21H. —(1) This section applies during the period that a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force, including any period in respect of which the validity of that order has been extended. (2) The appropriate Minister may make regulations — ( a ) where a PHT Order is in force — for the purpose of preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore; or ( b ) where a PHE Order is in force — for the purpose of — (i) reducing the risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of serious disability of persons in Singapore due to the incidence and transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore; or (ii) reducing the risk of a severe shortage or impairment of healthcare services (including the supply of medical equipment, medication, vaccines or other prophylaxis) in Singapore due to the incidence and transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the appropriate Minister may make regulations for or with respect to — ( a ) where a PHE Order is in force — declaring the whole of or any area in Singapore to be a restricted zone; ( b ) requiring any person or class of persons to enter, stay at or in, and not leave — (i) where a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force — a specified place or type of place; or (ii) where a PHE Order is in force — a restricted zone or any place within a restricted zone, whether or not that place is a place of accommodation; ( c ) restricting the movement of any person or class of persons or contact between persons, including prohibiting or limiting group activities or other activities of any person or class of persons within the place mentioned in paragraph ( b ), restricting the use of any facilities at that place and limiting movement to and from that place, whether by time or location; ( d ) requiring the doing of one or both of the following at a specified time, in a specified manner or to a specified extent, in relation to any premises or facility used to carry out any business, undertaking or work: (i) close the premises or facility; (ii) limit access to the premises or facility; ( e ) restricting the time, manner or extent for the carrying on of any business, undertaking or work, including prescribing restrictions on the maximum number of people, opening hours or facilities provided, for the carrying on of the business, undertaking or work; ( f ) prohibiting or restricting the holding of, or the attendance of persons at, any meeting, reception, procession, event or other gathering in — (i) where a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force — the whole of Singapore or a specified place or type of place; or (ii) where a PHE Order is in force — a restricted zone or any place within a restricted zone; ( g ) disapplying any requirement, prohibition or restriction in paragraph ( b ), ( c ), ( d ), ( e ) or ( f ) under certain circumstances; ( h ) any saving and transitional provisions that may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the PHT Order or PHE Order, as the case may be; and ( i ) any other matter necessary or expedient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Part. (4) The regulations remain in force until their expiry or revocation or the date the PHT Order or PHE Order (as the case may be) ceases to be in force, whichever occurs first. (5) The regulations and any amendment of the regulations must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette . (6) If a resolution is passed by Parliament annulling the regulations or any part of it, or any amendment of the regulations, as from a specified date, the regulations or that part or amendment ceases to have effect as from that date, but without affecting anything previously done under those regulations, that part, or those regulations as amended. (7) The regulations may provide that — ( a ) a contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable — (i) in the case of a first offence, with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or with both; and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, with a fine not exceeding $20,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and ( b ) any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with any regulation may (without affecting any proceedings which may be taken against the person) be arrested without warrant, and may be removed from the place in respect of which that regulation applies, by any police officer or any Health Officer appointed under section 4(1)( a ), ( b ) or ( e ) who is authorised in writing by the appropriate Minister. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] —(1) This section applies during the period that a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force, including any period in respect of which the validity of that order has been extended. (2) The appropriate Minister may make regulations — ( a ) where a PHT Order is in force — for the purpose of preventing, protecting against, delaying or otherwise controlling the incidence or transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore; or ( b ) where a PHE Order is in force — for the purpose of — (i) reducing the risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of serious disability of persons in Singapore due to the incidence and transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore; or (ii) reducing the risk of a severe shortage or impairment of healthcare services (including the supply of medical equipment, medication, vaccines or other prophylaxis) in Singapore due to the incidence and transmission of the infectious disease in question in Singapore. (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the appropriate Minister may make regulations for or with respect to — ( a ) where a PHE Order is in force — declaring the whole of or any area in Singapore to be a restricted zone; ( b ) requiring any person or class of persons to enter, stay at or in, and not leave — (i) where a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force — a specified place or type of place; or (ii) where a PHE Order is in force — a restricted zone or any place within a restricted zone, whether or not that place is a place of accommodation; ( c ) restricting the movement of any person or class of persons or contact between persons, including prohibiting or limiting group activities or other activities of any person or class of persons within the place mentioned in paragraph ( b ), restricting the use of any facilities at that place and limiting movement to and from that place, whether by time or location; ( d ) requiring the doing of one or both of the following at a specified time, in a specified manner or to a specified extent, in relation to any premises or facility used to carry out any business, undertaking or work: (i) close the premises or facility; (ii) limit access to the premises or facility; ( e ) restricting the time, manner or extent for the carrying on of any business, undertaking or work, including prescribing restrictions on the maximum number of people, opening hours or facilities provided, for the carrying on of the business, undertaking or work; ( f ) prohibiting or restricting the holding of, or the attendance of persons at, any meeting, reception, procession, event or other gathering in — (i) where a PHT Order or PHE Order is in force — the whole of Singapore or a specified place or type of place; or (ii) where a PHE Order is in force — a restricted zone or any place within a restricted zone; ( g ) disapplying any requirement, prohibition or restriction in paragraph ( b ), ( c ), ( d ), ( e ) or ( f ) under certain circumstances; ( h ) any saving and transitional provisions that may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the PHT Order or PHE Order, as the case may be; and ( i ) any other matter necessary or expedient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Part. (4) The regulations remain in force until their expiry or revocation or the date the PHT Order or PHE Order (as the case may be) ceases to be in force, whichever occurs first. (5) The regulations and any amendment of the regulations must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette . (6) If a resolution is passed by Parliament annulling the regulations or any part of it, or any amendment of the regulations, as from a specified date, the regulations or that part or amendment ceases to have effect as from that date, but without affecting anything previously done under those regulations, that part, or those regulations as amended. (7) The regulations may provide that — ( a ) a contravention of any provision of the regulations shall be an offence punishable — (i) in the case of a first offence, with a fine not exceeding $10,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or with both; and (ii) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, with a fine not exceeding $20,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or with both; and ( b ) any person who, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with any regulation may (without affecting any proceedings which may be taken against the person) be arrested without warrant, and may be removed from the place in respect of which that regulation applies, by any police officer or any Health Officer appointed under section 4(1)( a ), ( b ) or ( e ) who is authorised in writing by the appropriate Minister. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]