Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Public Order (Unrestricted Area — Speakers’ Corner) Order 2025
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In this Order —
Definition
“company” means a company incorporated in Singapore under the Companies Act 1967;
Definition
“real‑time transmission”, in relation to the act of public speaking at an assembly or a procession, means the simultaneous audio or visual transmission, through the Internet or other form of communication network, to the place of that assembly or procession, of the act of public speaking at another place, including any reasonable period of delay, due to any technical or other reason, between the act of public speaking and the audio or visual transmission of such act;
Definition
“recording” means any disc, magnetic tape or solid state recording device containing information by the use of which sound (whether or not accompanied by images) may be produced electronically;
Definition
“Singapore‑controlled corporation” means a body corporate incorporated under any written law in Singapore —
with a management body (whether called an executive or board of directors or otherwise), the majority of whose members (whether called directors, partners or otherwise) are citizens of Singapore; and
with a majority of members who are specified persons or, in the case of a company having a share capital, the majority of whose shares are held by specified persons;
Definition
“Singapore‑controlled partnership” means —
a partnership registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014 in Singapore, the majority of whose partners are specified persons; or
a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 in Singapore —
the majority of whose general partners as defined in that Act are specified persons; and
the majority of whose limited partners as defined in that Act are specified persons;
Definition
“Singapore‑controlled unincorporated association” means an unincorporated association formed in Singapore under any written law —
with a management body (whether called a committee or council or otherwise), the majority of whose officers are citizens of Singapore; and
the majority of whose members are specified persons;
Definition
“Singapore entity” means a Singapore‑controlled corporation, a Singapore‑controlled partnership or a Singapore‑controlled unincorporated association;
Definition
“Speakers’ Corner area” means the area designated by paragraph 3;
Definition
“specified person” means a citizen of Singapore or a Singapore entity.
Subregulation 2
This Order applies to and in relation to an assembly or a procession, whether or not it is held in combination with a play‑reading, recital, performance or an exhibition.