s 21J Enforcement of regulations made under section 21H
21J. —(1) Without affecting any proceedings which may be taken for an offence under section 21H(7), a police officer or Health Officer authorised by the Director-General of Health may, for the purposes of enforcing compliance with regulations made under section 21H — ( a ) direct any individual or group of individuals to do one or more of the following: (i) to enter or not to leave any premises as required by the regulations; (ii) to not enter, or to leave, any premises that are closed or entry to which is restricted by the regulations; (iii) to go to a specified place or type of place applicable to the individual or group of individuals, or for the time being to another place, or to take such other steps as may be required to comply with the regulations; (iv) to disperse; and ( b ) direct any person carrying on a business, undertaking or work, or any individual working, at any premises or facility (other than at a time, in a manner and to the extent permitted under the regulations) to do one or more of the following: (i) to stop carrying on the business, undertaking or work, and stop working, at the premises or facility; (ii) to take steps to comply with the restrictions in the regulations with respect to the carrying on of the business, undertaking or work; (iii) to close or limit access to the premises or facility. (2) A direction under subsection (1) may be given orally. (3) If an oral direction is given — ( a ) to a group of individuals, it is deemed to have been given to each member of the group if the oral direction is made in a manner which is likely to be audible to all the members of the group or as many of them as is reasonably practicable; and ( b ) to an officer, an employee, a manager, a partner or an agent of a person carrying on the business, undertaking or work, or working, at the premises or facility in subsection (1)( b ), it is deemed to have been given to the person carrying on that business, undertaking or work at the premises or facility. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024] —(1) Without affecting any proceedings which may be taken for an offence under section 21H(7), a police officer or Health Officer authorised by the Director-General of Health may, for the purposes of enforcing compliance with regulations made under section 21H — ( a ) direct any individual or group of individuals to do one or more of the following: (i) to enter or not to leave any premises as required by the regulations; (ii) to not enter, or to leave, any premises that are closed or entry to which is restricted by the regulations; (iii) to go to a specified place or type of place applicable to the individual or group of individuals, or for the time being to another place, or to take such other steps as may be required to comply with the regulations; (iv) to disperse; and ( b ) direct any person carrying on a business, undertaking or work, or any individual working, at any premises or facility (other than at a time, in a manner and to the extent permitted under the regulations) to do one or more of the following: (i) to stop carrying on the business, undertaking or work, and stop working, at the premises or facility; (ii) to take steps to comply with the restrictions in the regulations with respect to the carrying on of the business, undertaking or work; (iii) to close or limit access to the premises or facility. (2) A direction under subsection (1) may be given orally. (3) If an oral direction is given — ( a ) to a group of individuals, it is deemed to have been given to each member of the group if the oral direction is made in a manner which is likely to be audible to all the members of the group or as many of them as is reasonably practicable; and ( b ) to an officer, an employee, a manager, a partner or an agent of a person carrying on the business, undertaking or work, or working, at the premises or facility in subsection (1)( b ), it is deemed to have been given to the person carrying on that business, undertaking or work at the premises or facility. [Act 13 of 2024 wef 09/04/2024]