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THE SCHEDULE
Meaning of Public Entertainment
1. In this Schedule —
“ad hoc performance” means any variety act or performance of music, singing or dancing which is provided on one or more occasions within a period not exceeding 3 months;
“arts entertainment” means any of, or any combination of, the following:
(a)
any play, opera, pantomime, puppet-show, ad hoc performance or tableaux;
(b)
any display of set pieces, commemorative decorations or representations of real or mythical creatures;
(c)
any exhibition of models, reading matter, pictures, photographs or of statuary or other forms of representation of human or animal figures;
(d)
any display or exhibition of other still objects or art generally; or
(e)
any play-reading, poetry-reading or recital,
in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise;
“film” means —
(a)
any cinematograph film;
(b)
any video recording;
(c)
any record, however made, of a sequence of visual images, which is a record capable of being used as a means of showing that sequence as a moving picture; or
(d)
any other material, record or thing on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or displayed as wholly or partly visual moving pictures;
“pin-table” means any table, board or other appliance operated by hand or by coin, disc, electricity or any other means which is designed to enable the operator to play a game, success in which is measured by the propulsion of one or more movable objects towards targets or goals or by the attainment of a number of points or by both;
“video recording” means any disc, magnetic tape or solid state recording device containing information by the use of which one or more series of visual images may be produced electronically and shown as a moving picture.
2. “Public entertainment” includes —
(a)
any variety act, performance of music, singing, dancing, gymnastics, acrobatics and legerdemain, demonstration, display or parade (other than ad hoc performances);
(b)
[Deleted by S 292/2002 wef 01/07/2002]
(c)
any circus or any exhibition of animals;
(d)
any amusement centre;
(e)
any computer games centre;
(f)
[Deleted by S 292/2002 wef 01/07/2002]
(g)
any exhibition of film, or any peep-show;
(h)
any reproduction or transmission otherwise than in association with a film, by any means other than telephony or radio telephony, of any music, song or speech;
(i)
any machine or device by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind;
(j)
any pin-table;
(k)
any sporting contest of any kind between any number of persons or animals, other than that organised by any registered society, trade union, company or association;
(l)
any organised competition at games of skill or chance;
(m)
[Deleted by Act 15/2009 wef 09/10/2009]
(ma)
any arts entertainment; or
(n)
any combination of any of the above forms of public entertainment,
in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise.
3. “Public entertainment” does not include —
(a)
public entertainment at gatherings and celebrations officially arranged by the official representative in Singapore of any government;
(b)
public entertainment provided by or under the auspices of the Government or any department of the Government or any authority constituted under any written law relating to local government;
(c)
ceremonies, rites, services and celebrations lawfully conducted by priests or ministers of religion in premises consecrated generally or specifically for the conduct thereof where any discourse, sermon, lecture, talk or address at such ceremonies, rites, services and celebrations is only given by persons who are citizens or permanent residents of Singapore;
(d)
addresses, debates and discussions at meetings of public companies, chambers of commerce, registered trade unions, registered political associations or exempted or registered societies from which persons who are not shareholders or members, as the case may be, are excluded;
(e)
public entertainment provided by or under the auspices of any statutory board constituted by or under any written law for a public purpose; and
(f)
any lecture, talk, address, debate or discussion in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise.
[35/2000]