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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Circulars

Updated Advisory for Safe Management Measures at Food & Beverage Establishments

18 November 2021

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Who Should Know:
Mall developers, building owners, food & beverage business owners

Effective Date:
10 November 2021

This has been superseded by the latest advisory. Please refer to the

Circulars

page.


  1. This joint advisory provides updates on Safe Management Measures (SMMs) for Food and Beverage (F&B) Establishments, which will take effect from 10 November 2021.

Easing of Dine-In Restrictions for Households

  1. Up to 5 fully vaccinated persons from the same household, will be allowed to dine-in together at F&B establishments. This currently excludes dine-in at hawker centres and coffee shops1. The dine-in group size for those who qualify for Vaccination-Differentiated SMMs (VDS) but are not from the same household will remain capped at 2.

  2. F&B establishments should conduct checks for proof of residence for groups of more than 2. These can be done through NRIC, Singpass, myICA, SGWorkPass and FWMOMCare. Children without these forms of identification can be allowed entry based on a declaration of their place of residence.

  3. Strict enforcement actions will be taken against anyone who pretends to be from the same household as well as F&B establishments that do not implement the necessary checks. Errant individuals will be fined, and F&B establishments will be subject to immediate closures. These penalties will apply even for first-time offenders.

Easing of Music Restrictions

  1. Recorded music may be played in F&B establishments. Live music and entertainment2 remain disallowed. Emphatic toasting with food or drinks by workers and customers is also disallowed.

Concession for Medically Ineligible Individuals

  1. From 1 December 2021, individuals who are medically ineligible for all COVID-19 vaccines under the National Vaccination Programme (NVP) will be able to enter all premises or participate in activities where VDS is required3. These include entry into shopping malls and dining in at F&B establishments etc. They will need to present a hard copy memo issued by a General Practitioner (GP) clinic, public or private healthcare institution, along with a government-issued photo identification card for entry into these premises. More details on the criteria for medical ineligibility can be found here.

  2. While we have extended a concession to those who are medically ineligible to be able to dine in at F&B establishments, enter malls and participate in the activities where VDS is required, they remain unvaccinated and their risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and/or becoming severely ill remains high. We strongly encourage these individuals to minimise such activities and to use this concession judiciously.

Others

  1. F&B establishments must also adhere to prevailing SMMs (see Annex [PDF, 115KB]). Firm action will be taken against any breaches. Under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, first-time offenders will face a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. Subsequent offences may face a fine of up to S$20,000, imprisonment of up to twelve months, or both. Businesses that do not comply with the government’s requirements on SMMs may also be ineligible for government grants, loans, tax rebates and other assistance, and may also be subject to temporary closures.

Annex [PDF, 115KB]: Other Safe Management Measures (SMMs) for all F&B Establishments

Thank You.

ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE
HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY
SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Updated as of 17 November 2021


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1Coffee shops refer generally to F&B establishments with SFA coffee shop/ eating house/ canteen license that are not substantially enclosed by a permanent barrier.

2Radio broadcasts, live performance, exhibition or display of gymnastics or acrobatics, lecture, talk or address, all forms of film/video/TV screenings, and the provision or allowance of other forms of public entertainment activities such as live music, dancing, variety acts and singing (by workers or customers, including birthday songs), amusement devices, darts, billiards, pool, snooker, karaoke, gambling and/or gaming instruments (e.g. dice, mahjong tiles, playing cards) in F&B premises are not permitted.

3Settings with VDS include dine-in at F&B establishments, hawker centres and coffee shops, mask-off personal care services such as facials and saunas and high-intensity/mask-off sports/ exercise activities and classes.

4To be certified as medically ineligible, individuals may, from 15 November 2021, visit a doctor familiar with their medical condition, or alternatively, any clinic or hospital to obtain a hardcopy doctor-certified memo.

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