Public Entertainment Licence

The conditions governing public entertainment licences are stipulated in the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act.

=Definition=

“Public entertainment” includes

in any place to which the public or any class of the public has access whether gratuitously or otherwise.
 * any performance of gymnastics, acrobatics or legerdemain, demonstration, display or parade;
 * any circus or any exhibition of animals;
 * any amusement centre;
 * any computer games centre;
 * any exhibition of film, or any peep-show;
 * 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;
 * any machine or device by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind;
 * any pin-table;
 * 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;
 * any organised competition at games of skill or chance;
 * any arts entertainment; or
 * any combination of any of the above forms of public entertainment,

“Public entertainment” does not include


 * public entertainment at gatherings and celebrations officially arranged by the official representative in Singapore of any government;
 * 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;
 * 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;
 * 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;
 * public entertainment provided by or under the auspices of any statutory board constituted by or under any written law for a public purpose; and
 * 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.