Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Public Entertainments (Classification of Arts Entertainments) (Exemption) Order 2016

Regulation 6

Scheduled arts entertainment

Amended byS 351/2024 wef 31/12/2021

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

Amended byS 351/2024 wef 31/12/2021

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 —

(a)

anything that is likely to undermine national interest;

(b)

anything that is of a religious nature;

(c)

anything that is likely to cause offence to any racial or religious group in Singapore;

(d)

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;

(f)

any depiction or description of any sexual matter, alternative sexual lifestyle (including homosexuality or transgenderism) or sexually permissive lifestyle;

(g)

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;

(i)

anything that is directed towards a political end; or

(j)

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 —

(a)

they are provided as a single or an integrated arts entertainment; or

(b)

they remain distinct but are provided in or as part of the same event.