Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the word “Schedule” in the definitions of “arts entertainment” and “public entertainment” in subsection (1) and substituting in each case the words “First Schedule”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “authorised person” means an individual appointed as an authorised person under section 4(2);”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public entertainment” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “Public Entertainment Appeal Board” means the Public Entertainment Appeal Board established under section 16AA;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Public Entertainment Licensing Officer” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “responsible officer”, in relation to an applicant or a licensee, means —
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
where the applicant or licensee is an unincorporated association registered under the Societies Act (Cap. 311), an officer of the unincorporated association;”;
by deleting the word “Schedule” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “First Schedule”; (f)by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2AA) In determining any approved place for the purposes of this Act, the appropriate Licensing Officer —
must act in conformity with the provisions of the Master Plan and any Certified Interpretation Plan under the Planning Act (Cap. 232) and any authorisation under section 21(6) of that Act; and
may approve an approved place, subject to written permission being obtained under the Planning Act for any development of or works on the land that constitutes the approved place, if required.”; and
by deleting the word “Schedule” in subsection (2B) and substituting the word “Schedules”.