Regulation 8
General acts requiring approval
of Parks and Trees Regulations
Subregulation 1
No person shall, except with the approval of the Commissioner and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such approval, do any of the following in any national park, nature reserve or public park:
sell or hire, attempt to sell or hire, expose or display for sale or hire, or solicit for sale or hire, any article, thing or service to any person;
organise or participate (other than solely as a member of an audience) in any amusement, entertainment, instruction, performance or activity for money or other consideration of any kind;
film any video, movie or television film for sale, hire or profit;
climb any wall, fence, barrier, railing, hedge, tree, post or other structure;
hang or affix any light, bill, placard, notice or other thing on any plant, tree or structure;
initiate, fire or discharge any explosive;
(fa)shoot with or discharge any firearm, airgun, paintball marker, spear gun, stun gun or other like gun;
(fb)shoot with any crossbow, longbow, bow and arrow, arbalest or blow pipe;
(fc)launch any slingshot, shanghai or other like weapon;
remove or displace any seat, barrier, railing, post, structure, ornament or any implement used in the laying out or maintenance of the national park, nature reserve or public park.
Subregulation 2
No person shall, except with the approval of the Commissioner and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such approval, carry out any of the following activities within any public park:
cut, collect or displace any tree or plant or any part thereof;
affix, set up or erect any sign, shrine, altar, religious object, shelter, structure or building;
clear, break up, dig or cultivate any land;
use or occupy any building, vehicle, boat or other property of the Board;
wilfully drop or deposit any dirt, sand, earth, gravel, clay, loam, manure, refuse, sawdust, shavings, stone, straw or any other matter or thing from outside the public park;
capture, displace or feed any animal;
disturb or take the nest of any animal;
collect, remove or wilfully displace any other organism;
use any animal, explosive or weapon mentioned in paragraph (1)(f), (fa), (fb) or (fc), net, trap, hunting device or instrument or means whatever for the purpose of capturing any animal;
carry or have in the person’s possession any explosive, net, trap or hunting device;
erect any post, rail, fence, pole, booth, stand, stall or other structure.
Subregulation 3
In addition to paragraphs (1) and (2), no person may, except with the approval of the Commissioner and in accordance with the terms and conditions of such approval —
carry out any play-reading, recital, lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion;
organise or participate (other than solely as a member of audience), in any performance or exhibition; or
organise any assembly or procession,at the area known as Speakers’ Corner in Hong Lim Park and described in the Second Schedule when the area is an unrestricted area under the Public Order Act (Cap. 257A).
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt in paragraph (3), a person includes any company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate.