Public Entertainments Act 1958

in the case of an arts entertainment provided or to be provided, solely or in combination with one or more forms of arts entertainment only, in any place other than a specified establishment — the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(b)in any other case — the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer;

in the case of an arts entertainment provided or to be provided, solely or in combination with one or more forms of arts entertainment only, in any place other than a specified establishment — the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments; and(b)in any other case — the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments;

in sections 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 —

where a power under any of those sections is exercised in connection with section 16, 17 or 18 — the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(ii)where a power under any of those sections is exercised in connection with any other provision of this Act — the appropriate Licensing Officer; and(b)in any other provision of this Act, the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer or the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, as the case may be;

where the applicant or licensee is a body corporate — a director of the body corporate;

where the applicant or licensee is a partnership (including a limited partnership and limited liability partnership) — a partner of the partnership; and(c)where the applicant or licensee is an unincorporated association registered under the Societies Act 1966 — an officer of the unincorporated association;

any place or premises in respect of which a liquor licence that may be prescribed is granted under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015; or(b)an amusement centre, a billiard saloon, a computer games centre or any other similar establishment.

they are combined such that they are provided or to be provided as a single or an integrated public entertainment; or(b)they remain distinct but are provided or to be provided in or as part of the same event.

must act in conformity with the provisions of the Master Plan and any Certified Interpretation Plan under the Planning Act 1998 and any authorisation under section 21(6) of that Act; and(b)may approve an approved place, subject to written permission being obtained under the Planning Act 1998 for any development of or works on the land that constitutes the approved place, if required.

in any case — by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; and(b)in the case where the amendment, addition or variation relates to an arts entertainment — by the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments.

may require an applicant to satisfy such criteria and requirements as the appropriate Licensing Officer may publish on a prescribed website (including criteria and requirements relating to any responsible officer of the applicant and any person having substantial interest in, or control or direction over, the business of the applicant); and(b)may publish different criteria and requirements for different classes of public entertainments or public entertainment licences.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to be heard, within the time specified in the notice, as to why the condition should not be added, varied or revoked.

the applicant; or(b)if there are 2 or more applicants, each applicant named by the appropriate Licensing Officer for the purpose,to give security, in the form and manner that the appropriate Licensing Officer may determine, that the provisions of this Act and the conditions of the licence will be duly observed.

the licence is suspended or cancelled;

the licensee has been awarded such number of demerit points as may be prescribed under section 15(1); or(c)the appropriate Licensing Officer is satisfied that the public entertainment has been provided in contravention of this Act.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to be heard, within the time specified in the notice, as to why the security should not be forfeited.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in the notice, as to why the application to renew the licence should not be refused.

has been the cause or is likely to be the cause of a breach of the peace;

has been or is likely to be wholly or in part of an indecent, immoral, offensive, subversive or improper nature;

has caused or is likely to cause unnecessary suffering or any injury to any person or animal taking part in it, or to any member of the audience;

has been or is likely to be provided in contravention of any provision of this Act;

has been or is likely to be provided in contravention of any condition of the licence; or(f)is contrary to public interest.

specified in the Second Schedule; and (b)arising out of or in connection with any activity at an approved place specified in the licence,until the conclusion of those proceedings.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in the notice, as to why the licence should not be suspended or cancelled.

has consented to have an offence under section 28(1)(c) taken into consideration by a court in determining and passing sentence for any other offence; or(b)has accepted an offer by the appropriate Licensing Officer to compound the offence concerned.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to be heard, within the time specified in the notice, as to why the condition should not be added, varied or revoked.

its form and content are the same as that which have been classified by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(b)its provision is in accordance with the conditions of the classification, if any.

an arts entertainment licensed by the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(b)an arts entertainment which is provided or to be provided in combination with any other public entertainment.[15A

provide to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer all relevant information and documents that the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer requires for the purpose of determining the classification of the content of an arts entertainment;

comply with such procedures and requirements as the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer may direct in relation to the classification of the content of the arts entertainment; and(c)pay to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer the prescribed fee, within the time specified by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, for the classification of the content of the arts entertainment.

the licensee does not comply with subsection (1); (b)any information or document provided to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under subsection (1)(a) is incomplete or inaccurate; or(c)the content of the arts entertainment does not fall within any of the classifications of arts entertainment determined by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under section 16.[15B

to remove such content from the arts entertainment as the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer determines; or(b)to refrain from or cease providing the arts entertainment either for the duration of the licence or for such shorter period as the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer determines,and the licensee must comply with the direction.

written notice of the intention to do so; and(b)an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in the notice, as to why the direction should not be issued.[15C

in relation to an appealable decision of the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer —

the Public Entertainment Appeal Board established under section 20, where the appellant is —

an applicant for a licence, or a licensee, in respect of a specified establishment or one of a class of specified establishments, prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or(B)one of a class of applicants or licensees prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or(ii)in any other case, the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or(b)in relation to an appealable decision of the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments;

a decision under section 10(1) or (2) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of a licence;

a decision under section 11(4) forfeiting the whole or part of a security mentioned in that provision;

a decision under section 13(1) refusing to issue or renew a licence;

a decision under section 14(1) or (2) suspending or cancelling a licence;

a decision under section 16(2) classifying the content of any arts entertainment, or under section 16(3) or (4) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of classification of any arts entertainment;

a refusal to classify the content of an arts entertainment under section 17(2);

a direction by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under section 18(1).[16

within 14 days after the applicant or licensee is notified of the appealable decision, or such extended period as the appeal authority may allow in any particular case; and (b)in accordance with any rules made under section 33 for the appeal.

confirming, varying or reversing the decision or direction; or(b)requiring the appropriate Licensing Officer to reconsider the decision or direction.

in relation to section 16, 17 or 18 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments; and(b)in relation to any other provision of this Act —

in any case — the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; and(ii)in the case of an exemption relating to an arts entertainment provided or to be provided, solely or in combination with one or more forms of arts entertainment only, in any place other than a specified establishment — the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments.[16A

enter and inspect any premises where public entertainment is provided, or that the inspecting officer believes on reasonable grounds is used for the provision of public entertainment;

photograph or film, or make a record or sketches of, any part of the premises, or any person or thing at the premises;

require any person on those premises to produce or grant access to, without charge, any document, information or article reasonably required for any purpose in subsection (1), which is in the possession or under the control of that person;

inspect and make copies of or take extracts from any document or article mentioned in paragraph (c); and(e)subject to section 25(6), take possession of a document or article mentioned in paragraph (c) if, in the inspecting officer’s opinion —

the inspection or copying of or extraction from the document or article cannot reasonably be performed without taking possession;

the document or article may be interfered with or destroyed unless possession is taken; or(iii)the document or article may be required as evidence in any proceedings instituted or commenced under this Act.

to require the person, or any person who is or was an officer or employee of that person, to provide an explanation of the document, information or article; (b)if the document, information or article is not provided, to require the person to state, to the best of the person’s knowledge and belief, where it is; and(c)if the document, information or article is recorded otherwise than in legible form, to require the document, information or article to be made available to the inspecting officer in legible form.

the power of the inspecting officer to inspect the document or to obtain the information includes the power to —

access any computer or other equipment (including a mobile telephone) in which the document or information is stored; and(ii)require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or equipment to provide assistance in gaining such access; and(b)the power of the inspecting officer to seize the document includes the power —

to make copies of the document in legible or electronic form; and(ii)to transfer the information from the document to a disk, tape or other storage device.

subject to section 25(6), seize the computer or other equipment (including a mobile telephone) in which the document or information is stored, as evidence in proceedings for an offence under this Act; and(b)require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or equipment to disclose any password or access code for gaining access to the document or information held in the computer or equipment.

require any person whom the Licensing Officer reasonably believes to have committed the offence or contravention to provide evidence of that person’s identity;

require any person whom the Licensing Officer reasonably believes has —

any information; or(ii)any document or article in the person’s possession, custody or control,relevant to the investigation to provide that information, or produce that document or article;

issue a written notice requiring any person within the limits of Singapore, who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter, to attend before the Licensing Officer;

examine orally any person who appears to be acquainted with the facts or circumstances of the matter —

whether before or after that person or anyone else is charged with an offence in connection with the matter; and(ii)whether or not that person is to be called as a witness in any inquiry, trial or other proceeding in connection with the matter;

without a warrant enter and search any place or premises in which the Licensing Officer reasonably suspects that an offence under this Act is being or has been committed; (f)if free entry or access to the place or premises cannot be obtained under paragraph (e), break open any door, window, lock or fastener, or use any other reasonable means in order to gain entry or access into the place or premises with such assistance as the Licensing Officer considers necessary.

be reduced to writing;

be read over to the person;

if the person does not understand English, be interpreted in a language that the person understands; and(d)after correction (if necessary), be signed by the person.

must be placed in safe custody by the Licensing Officer; and(b)unless ordered otherwise by the court, may be retained until the completion of the investigation or any proceedings (including proceedings on appeal) in which it may be in evidence.

to provide any information, or produce any document or article, required of the person by the Licensing Officer under subsection (1); or(b)to comply with any notice issued to the person under subsection (1)(c),shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

where the document or article is produced in any criminal trial — must be dealt with in accordance with section 364 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; or(b)in any other case — must be returned to the owner or, if the owner is not known, reported to a Magistrate.

whom the Licensing Officer or police officer reasonably suspects of committing or attempting to commit, or abetting any person to commit, any offence under this Act; and(b)who refuses to provide his or her name and address, or who provides a name and an address reasonably suspected of being false or who provides an address outside Singapore, or who is reasonably suspected of being likely to abscond.

without a licence issued under this Act;

while the licence is suspended;

in contravention of any condition of a licence; or(d)in contravention of this Act,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

in the case of an offence under paragraph (a) or (b), to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and(f)in the case of an offence under paragraph (c) or (d), to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

makes any statement or provides any information or document which is false or misleading in a material particular; and(b)knows or ought reasonably to know that, or is reckless as to whether, it is false or misleading in a material particular,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[19

by giving it to the individual personally;

by sending it by prepaid registered post to the address specified by the individual for the service of documents under this Act or, if no address is so specified, the individual’s residential or business address;

by leaving it at the individual’s residential address with an adult person apparently residing there, or at the individual’s business address with an adult person apparently employed there;

by affixing a copy of the document in a conspicuous place at the individual’s residential or business address;

by sending it by fax to the fax number given by the individual as the fax number for the service of documents under this Act; or(f)by sending it by email to the individual’s email address.

by giving it to any partner, secretary or other like officer of the partnership;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the partnership’s business address;

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the partnership’s business address; or(d)by sending it by email to the partnership’s email address.

by giving it to the secretary or other like officer of the body corporate or unincorporated association or the limited liability partnership’s manager;

by leaving it at, or by sending it by prepaid registered post to, the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore;

by sending it by fax to the fax number used at the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s registered office or principal office in Singapore; or(d)by sending it by email to the body corporate’s or unincorporated association’s email address.

if the document is sent by fax and a notification of successful transmission is received, on the day of the transmission;

if the document is sent by email, at the time that the email becomes capable of being retrieved by the person; and(c)if the document is sent by pre‑paid registered post, 2 days after the day the document was posted (even if it is returned undelivered).

in the case of an individual, the individual’s usual or last known place of business in Singapore; and(b)in the case of a partnership (other than a limited liability partnership), the partnership’s principal or last known place of business in Singapore;

one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;

$5,000.

to prescribe the fees or charges in respect of any matter or thing to be done or required under or for the purposes of this Act, including for any application or licence;

to prescribe the matters required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act;

to prescribe the hours during which public entertainment may be provided;

to prescribe the form and manner of, and any procedures or proceedings relating to, any appeal under this Act;

generally to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

in the case where the power under this section is to be exercised in connection with section 16, 17 or 18 — the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments; and(b)in the case where the power under this section is to be exercised in connection with any other provision of this Act — the appropriate Minister.