Singapore Sports Council (Hiring of Sports Facilities) Regulations

These Regulations may be cited as the Singapore Sports Council (Hiring of Sports Facilities) Regulations.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“court” means a tennis, squash, badminton or netball court managed and maintained by the Council;“hirer” means a person who has obtained the permission of the Council to use a stadium, a swimming pool, a court or any other sports facility managed and maintained by the Council;“premises” means a stadium or any other sports facility managed and maintained by the Council or any premises within which a swimming pool is situated;“stadium” includes the National Stadium, the Jalan Besar Stadium, the Farrer Park Athletic Centre, the Singapore Badminton Hall and any other stadium or sports complex and their precincts which are managed and maintained by the Council;“swimming pool” means a swimming pool, swimming lagoon or swimming complex managed and maintained by the Council.

In this Part —“premises” means any premises in which a swimming pool is situated.“smoking” means inhaling and expelling the smoke of tobacco or any other substance, and includes the holding of any cigar, cigarette, pipe or any other form of tobacco product which is alight or emitting smoke.

The Council shall appoint a supervisor to manage and control any premises.

A person who enters into or uses a swimming pool shall do so at his own risk.

No shoes or other footwear shall be worn by a person on the deck of a swimming pool or in any premises if the wearing of shoes or footwear therein is prohibited as indicated on a signboard.

The supervisor of any premises may prohibit a person therein from using a swimming costume which is, in the opinion of the supervisor, improper or may cause embarrassment to any other person.

Where the supervisor of the premises is of the opinion that there are too many bathers therein, he may temporarily deny all further admittance into the premises until he is of the opinion that the swimming pool is no longer overcrowded.

Every person admitted to any premises shall —

No person shall enter or attempt to enter a bathroom, lavatory, water-closet or compartment which is being used by another person in any premises; or interfere with the latter's use thereof or, by any noisy, disorderly or improper conduct, disturb or interrupt such other person in the use of any of the facilities of the premises.

No person shall enter or use a bathroom, lavatory, water-closet, compartment or any premises which is designated for the use of the opposite sex unless such person —

No person shall cause the water in a swimming pool to be turbid or unfit for use by using any soap or other substance in the swimming pool, or otherwise foul or pollute the swimming pool.

No person who is, in the opinion of the supervisor of the premises, in a verminous condition or is suffering from any cutaneous, infectious or contagious disease shall use a swimming pool.

A bather shall, before entering a swimming pool in any premises, use a foot-bath provided in the premises.

No person shall spit within any premises.

No person shall bring intoxicating liquor into any premises or enter or remain in a part thereof while in a state of intoxication.

A child under 5 years of age shall, when entering any premises, be accompanied by an adult who shall be responsible for the child’s safety within the premises.

No person may use any floating or swimming equipment or device in a swimming pool without the permission of the supervisor thereof who may decide on the number and type of the equipment or device which may be brought into the swimming pool.

No food or drink shall be consumed in any premises or part thereof except at any canteen or other place appointed for the purpose by the supervisor.

Smoking shall not be permitted in any premises or part thereof.

No animal, bird, reptile or insect shall be brought into any premises.

The supervisor of the premises may at any time close the swimming pool without notice.

An order given under these Regulations by the supervisor of any premises shall be promptly obeyed.

No refund of any fee paid for admission to any premises shall be made to a person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Regulations and is ordered to leave the premises by the supervisor.

All applications for the hire of a stadium, court or swimming pool shall be made in such form as the Council may require and shall be submitted to the Council at its office at the National Stadium.

The Council shall not be liable for any loss of life or property or any damage or injury suffered by the hirer of any premises or any other person by reason of the use of the premises.

The hirer of any premises shall if so required by the Council take out a policy of insurance in the joint names of the Council and the hirer indemnifying the Council and the hirer against all claims and liabilities in respect of any injury, damage or loss which may be suffered by any person by reason of the use of the premises.

Any officer of the Council, and any police officer, on duty may enter any premises during the hire thereof.

The hirer of any premises, his employees, agents, invitees and licensees shall, during the hire and during such other time as he or any of them may be in the premises for the purpose of the hire, comply with every reasonable requirement of a Council’s officer.

No person shall damage any tree or plant or pluck any flower or leaf therefrom or cause damage to any other property in any premises.

No person shall use indecent or offensive language or behave in any indecent, offensive, disorderly or improper manner or interfere in any way with the proper execution of the duties of an officer or employee of the Council in any premises.

The hirer of a stadium shall not permit any child under 12 years of age to enter the arena of the stadium unless the child is accompanied by an adult.

The hirer of a stadium shall ensure that every person using any synthetic athletic track in the stadium shall wear rubber-soled shoes or proper track shoes with spikes of not more than 6 millimetres in length.

No person shall make any starting hole in the athletic track of a stadium where the track surface is synthetic or alter the layout of the field in the stadium.

The hirer of a stadium shall ensure that every person using any athletic track in the stadium shall comply with the rules of the International Amateur Athletic Federation relating to field events, both in practice and in competition.

High jumping, long or triple jumping or pole vaulting shall be allowed in a stadium only at a pit provided for that purpose.

Hammer throwing in a stadium shall not be permitted unless the prior written approval of the Council has been obtained and such approval may be given only for the final of an athletic competition where the competitors do not exceed 8 in number.

Shot putting shall be allowed in a stadium only in the area provided for that purpose.

Cycling in a stadium or on any track therein shall be prohibited where the surface is synthetic.

An officer of the Council who is on duty may stop any practice in a stadium or restrict the practice to any field or part of the track enclosure of the stadium if, in his opinion, damage would otherwise be occasioned to any track or turf in the stadium.

A court shall be allocated in accordance with such system of allocation as the Council may adopt from time to time.

The payment of the charges levied for the use of a court shall be made before the court is used and, if payment is not received within such time as the Council may determine, an officer of the Council who is in charge of the court may cancel the booking and allocate the court to another person.

Where a court is not used because of bad weather, the Council may allow the person who has paid the fee for the court to use it at the same time on the same day of the following week.

Every person using a court shall wear a suitable attire including flat rubber-soled shoes.