Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) Act (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “authorised officer”, the following definition:“ “common property” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (Cap. 30C) and includes limited common property (within the meaning given by that Act), if any;”;
by deleting the definition of “manager” and substituting the following definitions:“ “manager”, in relation to a specified place, means the occupier of the specified place, and where there is no occupier, the owner of the specified place;“occupier” means —
in relation to a specified place — the person in occupation of the specified place or having the charge, management or control of the specified place; and (b)in relation to any part of any specified place, different parts of which are occupied by different persons — the person in occupation or having the charge, management or control of that part,but does not include a lodger;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “operator”, the following definitions:“ “owner”, in relation to any place, has the meaning given by section 2 of the Environmental Public Health Act;“place” means any premises, structure or building, or any unenclosed area (including a road, pavement, wetland and any body of water), but not a vehicle, and includes part of a place;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “public service vehicle”, the following definition:“ “publicly accessible place” means any place to which the public or a section of the public has access as of right, or by virtue of express or implied permission with or without payment of a fee;”; and
by deleting the definitions of “specified place” and “specified vehicle” and substituting the following definitions:“ “smoking facility” means an area or a room in a specified place that is designated under section 3C(3) by the manager of the specified place or the Director‑General as an area or a room within which smoking is permitted;“specified place” has the meaning given by section 3A(3) and includes every place prescribed as a specified place under section 3A(1);“specified vehicle” means a public service vehicle prescribed as a specified vehicle under section 3A(4), and includes any part of a specified vehicle;“statutory body” means a body corporate established by or under a public Act for a public purpose.”.