In a span of 7 days, the authorities conducted checks on 406 entertainment outlets between April 19 and April 26.
The operation was undertaken by The Police, Singapore Tourism Board, Urban Redevelopment Authority, Enterprise Singapore, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore Land Authority and Sentosa Development Corporation.
14 licensed and unlicensed public entertainment and nightlife outlets were found to have committed various breaches
Two of the outlets have been issued with closure orders for breach of safe management measures (SMMs) and are also liable for composition fines or prosecution for non-compliance with SMM
They failed to check customers’ vaccination status before permitting entry and failing to minimize physical interactions between customers and staff. In total, 23 persons have been issued composition fines for non-compliance with SMMs.
27 persons, comprising operators, staff and patrons of these establishments, for various offences which purportedly include providing public entertainment without a valid licence, being a member of an unlawful society, causing annoyance whilst drunk and unlawful gambling.
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A bar operating as a restaurant was raided by the Police, the premise operated without a valid entertainment license.
A pair of headphones, a mixer console, a disc jockey controller, and other audio equipment used to play recorded music were seized. The outlet’s operator was also purportedly found to have supplied liquor outside of its licensed premises and had failed to implement a system of checks to verify a customer’s vaccination status before permitting entry.
For the latter offence, and in view of previous SMM breaches by the operator, the outlet has been served with a 30-day closure order and is liable for prosecution as well.
The offences of supplying liquor without a valid licence and providing public entertainment without a valid licence each carry a fine of up to $20,000, while the offence of supplying liquor outside of licensed premises 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 $10,000, or both.