Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Public Entertainments and Meetings (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Repeal and re‑enactment of sections 4 and 5

Sections 4 and 5 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Appointment of officers

4. The Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments and the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments may each, by notification in the Gazette, appoint a Licensing Officer for the purposes of this Act and may similarly appoint such number of Assistant Licensing Officers as may be necessary.Application for licence5.—

(1)

Any person who desires to apply for or renew a licence must apply to the appropriate Licensing Officer in such form and manner, and within such time, as the appropriate Licensing Officer may require.(2) An application under subsection (1) is to be accompanied by such documents as the appropriate Licensing Officer may require.(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the appropriate Licensing Officer —

(a)

may require an applicant to satisfy such criteria and requirements as the appropriate Licensing Officer may publish on a prescribed website; and

(b)

may publish different criteria and requirements for different classes of public entertainments or public entertainment licences.”.

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