The Police conducted an enforcement operation against unlicensed public entertainment outlets located along Kitchener Road and Verdun Road on 2 and 3 April 2021.
During the operation conducted by Central Police Division, three outlets were found to have contravened the Public Entertainments Act, Liquor Control Act 2015, and the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020. 34 men and 11 women, aged between 24 and 66, will be investigated for allegedly flouting the rules and regulations under the Public Entertainments Act and Liquor Control Act 2015, as well as for their suspected breach of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations for gathering in a group of more than eight persons. Six men and one woman, aged between 23 and 38, were also arrested for offences under the Liquor Control Act 2015 and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. One other 38-year-old man, established to have an outstanding warrant of arrest, was also arrested. Items such as karaoke equipment and liquor were seized as exhibits.
Police investigations are ongoing. Under the Public Entertainments Act and Liquor Control Act 2015, the offences of providing public entertainment or supplying liquor without a valid licence each carries a fine of up to $20,000. Under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, the offence of employing a foreign employee without a valid work pass carries a fine of not less than $5,000, and not more than $30,000, a jail term of up to 12 months, or both. Under the same Act, the offence of being in employment without a valid work pass carries a jail term of up to two years, a fine of up to $20,000, or both. For non-compliance with safe distancing measures under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Control Order) Regulations 2020, offenders may be jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.
Action will be taken against the operators for flouting the rules and regulations under the Public Entertainments Act, Liquor Control Act 2015, COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 and Employment of Foreign Manpower Act. The Police will continue to take tough enforcement action against criminal activities and those found engaging in such activities will be dealt with in accordance with the law. We urge members of the public to take the prevailing safe distancing measures seriously.
Shophouse along Kitchener Road
Exhibits Seized
SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
03 April 2021 @ 6:00 PM