According to a Police media release, at least 10 massage establishments were told to close for breaching Safe Management Measures.
The Police conducted checks on over 300 massage shops and found that some of the customers or masseuses were not wearing a mask during the massage. The Police said that it is the duty of the masseuse to ensure that the customers are wearing a mask when and before the massage is performed.
- Customers Fine $SGD300
- Massage Establishment fine SGD$1,000 and 10 day closure
3 other massage outlets don’t have license
The operators are being investigated for carrying on a business of providing massage services in an establishment for massage without a valid licence under Section 5(1) of the Massage Establishment Act 2017. The offence carries a fine not exceeding S$10,000, imprisonment of up two years, or both. For repeat offenders, the offence carries a fine not exceeding S$20,000, imprisonment of up five years, or both.
Massage establishment operators who do not comply with safe management measures may be liable for a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or both, for the first offence. For subsequent offences, higher penalties of a fine of up to $20,000, imprisonment for up to twelve months, or both, may apply.
Members of the public are advised to take the prevailing safe distancing measures seriously. For non-compliance with safe distancing measures under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
Source: Singapore Police Force