Between 4 May 2022 and 10 May 2022, the Police, in collaboration with the Singapore Tourism Board (“STB”), Enterprise Singapore (“Enterprise SG”), and the Singapore Land Authority (“SLA”), conducted island-wide enforcement checks on 139 public entertainment outlets as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the safe resumption of nightlife businesses in Singapore.
During these operations, three licensed and unlicensed public entertainment establishments were discovered to have violated the Public Entertainments Act of 1958 and the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act of 2015. The operators of these establishments are being investigated.
Serangoon Road
An establishment on Serangoon Road was discovered to be operating with recorded music and supplying booze across two distinct premises. The operator, however, only had a legal public entertainment licence for one of these units and a legitimate liquor licence for the other.
The operator of the establishment is being investigated for offering public entertainment without a legal license under the Public Entertainments Act of 1958, as well as distributing liquor without a valid license under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act of 2015.
Circuit Road
Another establishment on Circular Road was discovered to be playing recorded music loudly from a pair of speakers positioned on the roof of its outside sitting area.
The outlet’s public entertainment licence does not allow recorded music to be disseminated outside of its indoor facilities, the operator is being investigated for violating public entertainment license terms under the Public Entertainments Act 1958.
Penalties:
The offences of providing public entertainment without a valid licence and supplying liquor without a valid licence each carry a fine of up to $20,000, while the offence of contravening public entertainment licensing conditions carries a fine not exceeding $10,000.
For non-compliance with safe distancing measures under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Reopening – Control Order) Regulations 2022, individuals found guilty may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.