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1 Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Bill Bill No. 1/2015. Read the first time on 19 January LIQUOR CONTROL (SUPPLY AND CONSUMPTION) ACT 2015 (No. of 2015) Section ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Administration of Act PART 2 SUPPLY OF LIQUOR Division 1 Prohibitions relating to supply of liquor, etc. 4. Supply of liquor to be licensed 5. Supply of liquor only at licensed premises 6. Supply, etc., of liquor only during trading hours 7. Unlicensed person not to exhibit sign, etc. Division 2 Liquor licences 8. Grant of liquor licence, etc. 9. Suspension or cancellation of liquor licence Division 3 Enforcement of this Part 10. Entry and search, etc. 11. Closure of licensed premises, etc.
2 Section PART 3 CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR 12. Prohibition against consumption of liquor 13. Consumption permit 14. Drunkenness in public places, etc. PART 4 LIQUOR CONTROL ZONES Division 1 Prohibited activities in Liquor Control Zones 15. Liquor Control Zones 16. Enhanced penalty for certain offences committed in Liquor Control Zone 17. Ceasing of business activities Division 2 Liquor Control Zone banning notice 18. Liquor Control Zone banning notice 19. Effect of Liquor Control Zone banning notice 20. Refusal of entry to and removal from Liquor Control Zone PART 5 ENFORCEMENT 21. Power to require information 22. Inspection of individuals 23. Powers of search and seizure 24. Powers under other written laws PART 6 APPEALS 25. Appeals to Liquor Appeal Board 26. Liquor Appeal Board 27. Appeals to Minister PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS 28. Provision of false or misleading information 29. Exemption 2
3 Section 30. Power of arrest 31. Obstruction 32. Offences by bodies corporate, etc. 33. Composition of offences 34. Limitation of liability 35. Regulations 36. Presentation of regulations to Parliament 37. Saving and transitional provisions 38. Consequential and related amendments to other written laws 3
5 5 A BILL intituled An Act to regulate the supply and consumption of liquor at public places, and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other written laws. Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:
6 Short title and commencement PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1. This Act may be cited as the Liquor Control (Supply and 5 Consumption) Act 2015 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires application, for a liquor licence, includes an application to 10 renew a liquor licence; approved person means an approved person appointed under section 3(2)(a); authorised officer means anauthorisedofficerappointedunder section 3(2)(b); 15 Commissioner means the Commissioner of Police appointed under the Police Force Act (Cap. 235), and includes any police officer for the time being executing the duties of that office; consumption permit means a permit granted under section 13; 20 entrant, in relation to a Liquor Control Zone, means a person who is about to enter or is in the Liquor Control Zone; event organiser, in relation to an event, means the person who is responsible (whether fully or substantially) for the organisation and holding of the event and the receipt of 25 revenue from the event (if any); licensed premises, in relation to a licensee, means the premises specified in a liquor licence at which the licensee is authorised by the liquor licence to supply liquor; licensee means the holder of a liquor licence; 30 Licensing Officer means the officer appointed as such by the Minister under section 3(1) and includes an Assistant Licensing Officer; 6
7 7 liquor means (a) a beverage containing more than 0.5% ethanol by mass or volume; (b) a mixture of ethanol and some other substance or liquid (including water) and containing more than 0.5% ethanol by mass or volume; or (c) any other substance (whether or not a beverage or liquid) that is prescribed by the regulations as liquor; Liquor Appeal Board means the Liquor Appeal Board constituted under section 26; Liquor Control Zone means an area in Singapore declared under section 15(1) to be a Liquor Control Zone; Liquor Control Zone banning notice means a banning notice given under section 18(1); liquor licence means a liquor licence that is granted under section 8(1) and is in force; no public drinking period means the period prescribed by the Minister under section 12 during which no individual may consume liquor at any public place; permit holder means the event organiser to whom a consumption permit is granted; place includes any motor vehicle, train, vessel, aircraft or other conveyance; premises means any house, building or structure and any place, whether open to the air or enclosed; public place means (a) any premises to which members of the public or a section of the public have access as of right or by virtue of any express or implied permission, whether or not on payment of a fee and whether or not access to the premises may be restricted at particular times or for particular purposes, and whether or not it is an approved
8 place within the meaning of the Public Entertainments and Meetings Act (Cap. 257); or (b) a part of any premises that the occupier of the premises allows members of the public to enter, but only while 5 that part is ordinarily open to members of the public; repealed means repealed by this Act; responsible officer, in relation to an applicant or a licensee, means (a) where the applicant or licensee is a body corporate 10 (other than a limited liability partnership), a director of the body corporate; (b) where the applicant or licensee is a partnership, a partner of the partnership; and (c) where the applicant or licensee is an unincorporated 15 association registered as such pursuant to the Societies Act (Cap. 311), an officer of the unincorporated association; supply, in relation to liquor, means (a) to sell, barter or exchange the liquor (whether the reward 20 or consideration is received or to be received by the supplier specifically for the liquor or as part of services or other goods sold, bartered or exchanged); (b) to offer or agree to so sell, barter or exchange the liquor; or 25 (c) to serve, send, forward or deliver the liquor in connection with such sale, barter or exchange, and includes causing or permitting to be supplied; trading hours, for licensed premises, means the times during which the supply of liquor at those licensed premises is 30 permitted by or under this Act. (2) For the purposes of this Act, if a person is convicted or found guilty of an offence under any provision of this Act (called in this subsection the current offence), the person is a repeat offender if, on at 8
9 9 least one other occasion not earlier than 5 years before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence (a) the person had been convicted or found guilty of an offence under that same provision; (b) if the current offence is that under section 4(3), the person had been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the repealed section 71 or 72 of the Customs Act (Cap. 70); (c) if the current offence is that under section 12(4), the person had been convicted or found guilty of an offence under section 4(1) of the Public Order (Additional Temporary Measures) Act 2014 (Act 12 of 2014); (d) if the current offence is that under section 14(1), the person had been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the repealed section 18 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act (Cap. 184); and (e) if the current offence is that under section 14(2), the person had been convicted or found guilty of an offence under the repealed section 510 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224). Administration of Act 3. (1) The Minister may appoint a public officer to be the Licensing Officer for the purpose of this Act and may similarly appoint such number of public officers as Assistant Licensing Officers as may be necessary. (2) The Commissioner may appoint in writing (a) any auxiliary police officer to be an approved person to exercise the powers of an approved person conferred by or under this Act as are specified in the appointment; and (b) any police officer to be an authorised officer to exercise the powers of an authorised officer conferred by or under this Act as are specified in the appointment
10 PART 2 SUPPLY OF LIQUOR Division 1 Prohibitions relating to supply of liquor, etc. Supply of liquor to be licensed 5 4. (1) Subject to this section, a person must not supply any liquor unless the person is authorised by a liquor licence to supply the liquor. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in the following circumstances: (a) the delivery only to a person, at the request of the person, of liquor that is owned by, or ordered under a contract of 10 purchase by, the person; (b) in an emergency where the liquor is necessary to preserve life or prevent injury or further injury; (c) in the course of a religious service, ceremony or rite lawfully conducted by a priest or minister of religion in a place of 15 worship; (d) such other circumstances as the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, specify. (3) Subject to section 16, a person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction 20 (a) to a fine not exceeding $20,000; and (b) where the person is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. Supply of liquor only at licensed premises (1) Where licensed premises are specified in the liquor licence of a licensee, the licensee must not supply any liquor except at those licensed premises. (2) A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 30 $10,
11 11 Supply, etc., of liquor only during trading hours 6. (1) A licensee must not do any of the following outside of the trading hours specified in the licensee s liquor licence or applicable by an order under subsection (2): (a) supply any liquor; (b) keep open, or cause or permit to be kept open, the licensed premises in connection with paragraph (a); (c) allow any liquor to be consumed within the licensed premises. (2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, and without compensation, specify that different trading hours are to apply in place of the trading hours specified in the liquor licence of (a) any particular licensee described in that order; or (b) any class of licensees described in that order. (3) An order referred to in subsection (2) may (a) provide for the trading hours specified in the order to apply temporarily for a specific period or otherwise; and (b) provide for different trading hours to apply to different licensees or classes of licensees. (4) A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (5) To avoid doubt, the Minister does not need to give any licensee an opportunity to be heard before exercising any power under subsection (2). Unlicensed person not to exhibit sign, etc. 7. (1) A person must not display, or cause or permit to be displayed, any sign, writing, painting or other mark in or at any part of any premises for the purpose of falsely claiming, suggesting or implying that the premises are licensed premises, or that any liquor may be or is supplied at the premises, when those premises are not licensed premises
12 (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. Division 2 Liquor licences 5 Grant of liquor licence, etc. 8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), upon application for a liquor licence, the Licensing Officer may grant the applicant the liquor licence, or renew the liquor licence, as the case may be. (2) The Licensing Officer must not grant or renew a liquor licence if 10 the Licensing Officer is satisfied that (a) the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be granted the liquor licence or renewal; or (b) the premises at which the applicant proposes to supply liquor is in a location not suitable for that supply. 15 (3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), the Licensing Officer may (a) require that the applicant satisfy such criteria and requirements as the Licensing Officer may publish on a prescribed website (including criteria and requirements 20 relating to any responsible officer of the applicant and any person having substantial interest in, or control or direction over, the business of the applicant); and (b) publish different criteria or requirements for different classes of applicants. 25 (4) The Licensing Officer may, in granting or renewing a liquor licence, impose such restrictions and conditions as the Licensing Officer thinks fit. (5) The Licensing Officer may, at any time after the grant or renewal of a liquor licence, and without compensation 30 (a) remove or modify any restriction or condition imposed on the liquor licence at the time of the grant or renewal; or 12 (b) add any new restriction or condition to the liquor licence.
13 13 (6) The Licensing Officer must, before proceeding under subsection (5), give the licensee (a) notice in writing of the Licensing Officer s intention to so proceed; and (b) an opportunity to be heard, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, as to why the removal, modification or addition (as the case may be) should not be proceeded with. Suspension or cancellation of liquor licence 9. (1) The Licensing Officer may, without compensation, suspend (for a period not exceeding 6 months) or cancel a liquor licence where (a) any information provided by the licensee in or in connection with the licensee s application for the liquor licence or its renewal was false or incorrect in a material particular; (b) the licensee has breached or is breaching any restriction or condition of the liquor licence; or (c) the licensee is no longer a fit and proper person within the meaning of section 8(2), taking into consideration the criteria and requirements referred to in section 8(3). (2) The Licensing Officer must, before proceeding under subsection (1), give the licensee (a) notice in writing of the Licensing Officer s intention to so proceed; and (b) an opportunity to be heard, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, as to why the suspension or cancellation (as the case may be) should not be proceeded with. Division 3 Enforcement of this Part Entry and search, etc. 10. (1) Without prejudice to section 23, the Licensing Officer or a police officer may enter any premises with a view to ascertaining whether any provision of this Part or any regulations made in
14 connection with this Part, and any restriction or condition of a liquor licence, are being complied with. (2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Licensing Officer or police officer may 5 (a) inspect the premises; (b) inspect any liquor at those premises or any container in those premises that the Licensing Officer or police officer reasonably suspects contains liquor (including opening the container if unopened); and 10 (c) inspect any document kept in connection with the liquor, and take such copies of or extracts from the document as the Licensing Officer or police officer thinks fit. (3) Where the Licensing Officer or police officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that any provision of this Part or any regulations 15 made in connection with this Part, or any restriction or condition of a liquor licence, has been or is being contravened, any liquor or container of liquor found in connection with the contravention may be seized by a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, or any police officer authorised by a 20 police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. Closure of licensed premises, etc. 11. (1) This section applies in the following circumstances: (a) the Commissioner is satisfied that a breach of this Act or 25 public order, safety or peace has occurred, or is likely to occur, on or in the vicinity of licensed premises and that an order under subsection (2) is necessary to prevent or reduce a significant threat or risk to public order, safety or peace; or (b) an offence involving violence has been or is suspected of 30 having been committed on licensed premises. 14 (2) The Commissioner may, in any of the circumstances specified in subsection (1), by order in writing to the licensee of the licensed premises, do all or any of the following:
15 15 (a) require the licensee to close the licensed premises for such period as is specified in the order but in no case exceeding 72 hours from the time the order is received by the licensee; (b) require the licensee to take such steps, at the expense of the licensee, as the Commissioner thinks necessary to prevent or minimise any significant threat or risk to public order, safety or peace that may arise from the supply of liquor at the licensed premises; (c) despite sections 8(6) and 9(2), modify any restriction or condition imposed on the liquor licence of the licensee, or add any new restriction or condition to the liquor licence, or suspend the liquor licence, with immediate effect until such time as the Commissioner is satisfied that the significant threat or risk no longer exists, or the steps required of the licensee under paragraph (b) have been carried out. (3) A police officer may do such things as are necessary and use reasonable force in ensuring that an order referred to in subsection (2), if issued, is complied with. (4) Without limiting the generality of subsections (1)(a) and (2), the circumstances in which there may be a significant threat or risk to public order, safety or peace include circumstances in which there is (a) a threat to public health or safety; (b) a risk of substantial damage to property; (c) a significant threat to the environment; or (d) a risk of offences involving violence being committed PART 3 CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR Prohibition against consumption of liquor 12. (1) An individual must not consume any liquor at any public place during any prescribed no public drinking period applicable to that place. 30
16 (2) The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection (1), prescribe different no public drinking periods for different public places. (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any consumption of liquor in the following circumstances: 5 (a) consumption of liquor at any licensed premises where (i) the liquor licence for the licensed premises allows the consumption of the liquor at the licensed premises; and (ii) the consumption is during the trading hours applicable to the licensed premises; 10 (b) consumption of liquor at any public place in accordance with the terms and conditions of a consumption permit that is in force for that public place; (c) consumption of liquor at prescribed public place in accordance with the conditions prescribed; 15 (d) consumption of liquor in an emergency where the liquor is necessary to preserve life or prevent injury or further injury; (e) consumption of liquor in the course of a religious service, ceremony or rite lawfully conducted by a priest or minister of religion in a place of worship. 20 (4) Subject to section 16, an individual who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction (a) to a fine not exceeding $1,000; and (b) where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not 25 exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. Consumption permit 13. (1) Subject to subsection (3), upon application, the Commissioner or an authorised officer may grant a consumption 30 permit for liquor to be consumed at an event held in a public place to the event organiser for the event. 16
17 17 (2) An application referred to in subsection (1) must be made by or on behalf of the event organiser within such time as may be prescribed before the event concerned. (3) The Commissioner or authorised officer must not grant a consumption permit for an event held or to be held at a public place if the Commissioner or authorised officer is satisfied that the consumption of liquor at the event (a) may occasion public disorder, create a public nuisance, or cause damage to any public or private property at or within the vicinity of the public place; or (b) may threaten the safety of any person or cause feelings of enmity, hatred, ill will or hostility between persons. (4) In granting a consumption permit for liquor to be consumed at an event held in a public place, the Commissioner or authorised officer may impose an obligation on the event organiser of the event to ensure compliance by the persons taking part in the event with the terms and conditions of the permit. (5) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may, at any time after the grant of a consumption permit, and without compensation (a) remove or modify any term or condition imposed on the consumption permit at the time of its grant; or (b) add any new term or condition to the consumption permit. (6) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may, without compensation, suspend or cancel any consumption permit if the Commissioner or authorised officer is satisfied that the permit holder concerned has failed or is failing to comply, or has failed to take reasonable steps to ensure compliance, with any term or condition of the consumption permit. (7) The Commissioner or authorised officer must, before proceeding under subsection (5) or (6), give the permit holder concerned (a) notice in writing of the Commissioner s or authorised officer s intention to so proceed; and (b) an opportunity to be heard, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, as to why the removal, modification, addition,
18 suspension or cancellation (as the case may be) should not be proceeded with. (8) Nothing in this section derogates from the operation of Part III of the Public Order Act (Cap. 257A) to an event. 5 Drunkenness in public places, etc. 14. (1) Subject to section 16, an individual who is drunk and incapable of taking care of himself or herself in any public place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction (a) to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term 10 not exceeding one month or to both; and (b) where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both. (2) Subject to section 16, whoever, whilst drunk 15 (a) appears in any public place, or in any premises which it is a trespass for the individual to enter; and (b) there conducts himself or herself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction 20 (i) to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and (ii) where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. 25 (3) Any police officer or approved person may at any time (a) direct any specified individual to leave the public place or premises where the individual is found, including the vicinity of the public place or premises; and (b) dispose of any liquor in the individual s possession (whether 30 or not the individual was found drinking the liquor). 18
19 19 (4) Subject to section 16, an individual who fails to comply with a direction referred to in subsection (3)(a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction (a) to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both; and (b) where the individual is a repeat offender, to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both. (5) In this section, a specified individual is (a) an individual reasonably suspected of committing an offence under subsection (1) or (2); or (b) an individual who (i) has consumed or is consuming liquor; (ii) appears in any public place, or in any premises which it is a trespass for the individual to enter; and (iii) there conducts himself or herself in such a manner as to cause annoyance to any person. (6) In this section, an individual is drunk if (a) the individual s speech, balance, co ordination or behaviour is noticeably affected; and (b) it is reasonable in the circumstances to believe that the affected speech, balance, co ordination or behaviour is the result of the consumption of liquor PART 4 LIQUOR CONTROL ZONES Division 1 Prohibited activities in Liquor Control Zones Liquor Control Zones 15. (1) Where the Minister is satisfied that any area in Singapore carries a significant risk of public disorder associated with the consumption of liquor, the Minister may, by order published in the 25 30
20 Gazette, declare the area to be a Liquor Control Zone, whether generally or for a specific period of time. (2) In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1) in respect of any area, the Minister may have regard to any one or more 5 of the following: (a) incidents of any crime in or near the area, whether or not these incidents are related to liquor consumption; (b) information about the consumption of liquor in or near the area (including the amount and type of liquor supplied under 10 each liquor licence in or near the area and the restrictions and conditions of the liquor licence); (c) the fact that violence (whether or not related to liquor consumption) has occurred in a public place in or near the area and the exercise of powers under this Part is reasonably 15 likely to be an effective way of preventing or reducing the occurrence of such violence in that area; (d) any circumstances in the area that increases the likelihood of, or prejudices the prevention of or preparedness against, any riot or other civil disturbance in the area; 20 (e) any other information which the Minister considers relevant to maintaining public order, safety or peace in the area; (f) that it is otherwise in the public interest to make the order. (3) Once an order under subsection (1) is made, the Minister must, within 7 days after the publication of the order in the Gazette and 25 before the date the order comes into force, cause to be published a notice of the Liquor Control Zone referred to in the order in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for the Liquor Control Zone. (4) The notice referred to in subsection (3) must (a) refer to the making of the order and the date on which the 30 order will come into force; and 20 (b) describe briefly the Liquor Control Zone specified in the order.
21 21 (5) Any failure to comply with subsection (3) or (4) in respect of any order does not invalidate the order. Enhanced penalty for certain offences committed in Liquor Control Zone 16. Any person found guilty of an offence under section 4, 12 or 14 committed within a Liquor Control Zone shall be liable to not more than one and a half times the respective penalties specified in those provisions. Ceasing of business activities 17. (1) The Commissioner may, by order in writing, require a person to cease all business activities carried on by the person at any premises within a Liquor Control Zone for a period not exceeding such period as may be prescribed, if (a) the person has contravened section 4(1) in relation to those premises; and (b) the Commissioner reasonably suspects the person to be contravening section 4(1) in relation to the premises again. (2) A person who fails to comply with a requirement referred to in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. (3) To avoid doubt, this section is to have effect despite any other written law authorising the carrying on of business activities at the premises specified in the order under subsection (1). Division 2 Liquor Control Zone banning notice Liquor Control Zone banning notice 18. (1) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may give a Liquor Control Zone banning notice to an individual banning the individual, for a period specified in the notice, from one or more Liquor Control Zones or from all licensed premises in any Liquor Control Zone, if the Commissioner or authorised officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the individual of committing or having
22 committed an offence under section 12 or 14 wholly or partly in a Liquor Control Zone. (2) In determining whether a Liquor Control Zone banning notice for any Liquor Control Zone should be given under this section to an 5 individual, the Commissioner or authorised officer is to have regard to each of the following: (a) whether the individual is likely to commit another offence under section 12 or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone; 10 (b) whether the Liquor Control Zone banning notice, if so given, would be an effective and reasonable way of preventing the individual from committing another offence under section 12 or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone; (c) whether the commission of another offence under section or 14 in the same or a different Liquor Control Zone by the individual may involve or give rise to a risk of riot, civil disturbance or any other violence in the Liquor Control Zone to which the banning notice is to relate. (3) If the Commissioner or authorised officer intends to give a 20 Liquor Control Zone banning notice to an individual, the Commissioner or authorised officer does not need to first give the individual an opportunity to be heard. (4) The period specified in a Liquor Control Zone banning notice must not exceed 30 days starting from the time the notice is given to 25 the individual. (5) Every Liquor Control Zone banning notice must be in writing and contain all of the following particulars: (a) the name, residence and identification particulars of the individual to whom the notice applies; 30 (b) the Liquor Control Zone to which it relates, the time when the notice is given to the individual and the specified period for which the notice applies; 22