Public Order Act 2009 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Special Events Security
21A. Enhanced security special event declared by Minister
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Where the Minister is satisfied, in relation to any event, that any of the following applies:
event
“event” includes any rehearsal, sound and light testing and other ancillary activities necessary and incidental to an event;
there is a reasonable likelihood that the event may be disrupted if all or any of the powers in sections 24 to 29 and 32A are not exercised;
the exercise of all or any of those powers is necessary because of the need to protect persons involved in or at the event;
the exercise of all or any of those powers is required as a condition of holding the event in Singapore;
there is a reasonable likelihood that the event might be the subject of an act of terrorism because of the nature of the event, or the attendance or likely attendance of prominent persons or a large number of people,the Minister may give directions to the Commissioner requiring the Commissioner to refer the event, or a class of similar events, specified in the direction, to the Minister for deciding whether to make a declaration, and the scope of the declaration, under section 21 instead of the Commissioner, and every such event, or event in the class, specified must then be so referred to the Minister.
In deciding whether to make a declaration, and the scope of the declaration, under section 21, in relation to any event specified in a direction under subsection (1), the Minister has all the functions and powers of the Commissioner under section 21, and a reference in that section to the Commissioner accordingly includes a reference to the Minister.
declaration
“declaration” means a declaration made by —(a)the Commissioner under section 21; or(b)the Minister under section 21 read with section 21A,as the case may be;
A declaration made by the Minister under section 21 read with this section must be published in the Gazette.
Once such a declaration is made, the Minister must, within 7 days after the making of the declaration and before the date the declaration comes into force, cause to be published a notice of the making of the declaration, describing briefly the event and the special event area for that event in a manner that will secure adequate publicity for the declaration.
special event area
“special event area”, in relation to a special event, means, for the period the declaration by the Commissioner or the Minister (as the case may be) for the event is in force —(a)the place or places stated in the declaration as the location or locations at which the event is or is to be; and(b)any place reasonably incidental to the holding of the event;
If the Minister, by virtue of this section read with section 21(7), makes any amendment to the declaration for an enhanced security special event, the Minister must publish the amended declaration in the Gazette; and a notice describing briefly the amendment must be published as soon as practicable in a manner that will secure adequate publicity for the amended declaration.
enhanced security special event
“enhanced security special event” means a special event that is the subject of a declaration made by the Minister;
However, failure to publish a notice under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of any declaration or amended declaration by the Minister does not invalidate the declaration.