Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
of Public Entertainments (Classification of Arts Entertainments) (Exemption) Order 2016
Regulation 6
Scheduled arts entertainment
Subregulation 1
This paragraph applies to a scheduled arts entertainment that is licensed by the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer under the Act to be provided in any place.
Subregulation 2
The licensee is exempt from section 16(2) of the Act in respect of the scheduled arts entertainment if the conditions in sub‑paragraphs (3) and (4) are satisfied.
Subregulation 3
The content of the scheduled arts entertainment must not contain —
anything that is likely to undermine national interest;
anything that is of a religious nature;
anything that is likely to cause offence to any racial or religious group in Singapore;
anything that is likely to cause feelings of enmity, ill-will or hostility between different racial or religious groups in Singapore; (e)anything that is lewd or obscene;
any depiction or description of any sexual matter, alternative sexual lifestyle (including homosexuality or transgenderism) or sexually permissive lifestyle;
any depiction or description of any unlawful activity or anything that may, directly or indirectly, promote any unlawful activity, gambling or drug abuse; (h)any depiction or description of any act of torture, cruelty or violence;
anything that is directed towards a political end; or
anything that contravenes any written law.
Subregulation 4
Subject to sub-paragraph (5), the scheduled arts entertainment must not be provided in combination with another arts entertainment.
Subregulation 5
The scheduled arts entertainment may be provided in combination with one or more scheduled arts entertainments that satisfy the conditions in sub-paragraph (3).
Subregulation 6
For the purposes of sub-paragraphs (4) and (5), an arts entertainment is provided in combination with another arts entertainment if —
they are provided as a single or an integrated arts entertainment; or
they remain distinct but are provided in or as part of the same event.