Singapore Sports Council (Hiring of Sports Facilities) Regulations

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Singapore Sports Council Act
(Chapter 305, Section 24)
Singapore Sports Council (Hiring of Sports Facilities) Regulations
Rg 3
REVISED EDITION 1990
(25th March 1992)
[15th August 1980]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Singapore Sports Council (Hiring of Sports Facilities) Regulations.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“court” means a tennis, squash, badminton or netball court managed and maintained by the Council;
“hirer” means a person who has obtained the permission of the Council to use a stadium, a swimming pool, a court or any other sports facility managed and maintained by the Council;
“premises” means a stadium or any other sports facility managed and maintained by the Council or any premises within which a swimming pool is situated;
“stadium” includes the National Stadium, the Jalan Besar Stadium, the Farrer Park Athletic Centre, the Singapore Badminton Hall and any other stadium or sports complex and their precincts which are managed and maintained by the Council;
“swimming pool” means a swimming pool, swimming lagoon or swimming complex managed and maintained by the Council.
PART II
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Applications for hire
3.  All applications for the hire of a stadium, court or swimming pool shall be made in such form as the Council may require and shall be submitted to the Council at its office at the National Stadium.
Determination of application
4.—(1)  The Council may in its discretion approve or refuse an application for the hire of a stadium, court or swimming pool.
(2)  The Council may at any time cancel the hire of a stadium, court or swimming pool and in such event the Council shall not be liable to the hirer except for the return of any fee paid by him for the hire.
Fee
5.—(1)  Unless the Council otherwise directs, a hirer shall pay the fee chargeable for the hire of a stadium, court or swimming pool within one week of the notification by the Council that his application has been accepted.
(2)  The fee shall be forfeited if the hirer subsequently cancels his booking of the stadium, court or swimming pool.
Security for payment
6.—(1)  The Council may allow any payment of hiring charges or fees to be deferred if the hirer provides such security for the payment as the Council thinks fit.
(2)  If such security is not provided within the time specified by the Council, it may cancel the booking.
Hirer not to levy charges without permission
7.—(1)  The hirer of a stadium, court or swimming pool shall not levy any charges for admission thereto without the prior permission of the Council.
(2)  Where the Council permits the hirer to levy charges for admission to the stadium, court or swimming pool, the Council may impose such conditions as it thinks fit.
(3)  Unless the Council otherwise directs, all admission charges shall be collected by officers appointed for that purpose by the Council and shall be deposited into its account in such bank as it may direct.
(4)  The Council may deduct from the admission charges collected all sums due to the Council and shall pay the balance to the hirer within 21 days of the collection.
(5)  A hirer shall not sublet any stadium, court or swimming pool.
Advertising rights
8.—(1)  When a stadium, court or swimming pool is hired to any person, the Council shall retain all advertising rights in the hired premises and the right to broadcast, telecast and film any event taking place therein.
(2)  The Council may, on the application of a hirer and upon payment of such fee as the Council may determine, grant him permission to put up banners in the hired premises to announce an event.
(3)  The Council may, in its discretion and on the application of the hirer, permit him or his nominee —
(a)to broadcast, telecast or film any event taking place in the hired premises; and
(b)to advertise in those premises.
(4)  The Council may impose such conditions as it thinks fit in permitting the hirer or his nominee to broadcast, telecast or film any event in the hired premises or to advertise therein.
Care of hired premises
9.—(1)  The hirer of any premises shall take good care of and shall not cause any damage or permit any damage to be caused to the premises or any part thereof or to any fitting, equipment or other property therein.
(2)  The hirer shall pay for any damage (including any accidental damage) to the premises caused by any act or neglect of himself, his employees, agents or any person resorting to the premises by reason of their use by the hirer.
Council not liable for damage, theft, etc.
10.—(1)  The Council shall not be liable for any damage, destruction, theft or loss of any property or goods, brought into or left in any premises by the hirer thereof or any other person, or left or deposited with any officer or employee of the Council for safe-keeping.
(2)  The Council shall not be liable for any loss due to any breakdown of machinery, failure of supply of electricity, leakage of water, fire, Governmental restriction or act of God which may cause any premises, to be closed or the hire thereof to be interrupted or cancelled.
Council not liable for death, etc.
11.  The Council shall not be liable for any loss of life or property or any damage or injury suffered by the hirer of any premises or any other person by reason of the use of the premises.
Insurance policy
12.  The hirer of any premises shall if so required by the Council take out a policy of insurance in the joint names of the Council and the hirer indemnifying the Council and the hirer against all claims and liabilities in respect of any injury, damage or loss which may be suffered by any person by reason of the use of the premises.
Persons authorised to enter
13.  Any officer of the Council, and any police officer, on duty may enter any premises during the hire thereof.
Hirer to comply with Council’s officers requirements
14.  The hirer of any premises, his employees, agents, invitees and licensees shall, during the hire and during such other time as he or any of them may be in the premises for the purpose of the hire, comply with every reasonable requirement of a Council’s officer.
Protection of flora, etc.
15.  No person shall damage any tree or plant or pluck any flower or leaf therefrom or cause damage to any other property in any premises.
Proper behaviour
16.  No person shall use indecent or offensive language or behave in any indecent, offensive, disorderly or improper manner or interfere in any way with the proper execution of the duties of an officer or employee of the Council in any premises.
Council’s power to evict, exclude, etc.
17.—(1)  The Council may order a person who commits a breach of these Regulations to leave any premises, and that person shall forthwith comply with such order.
(2)  The Council or any of its officers or employees may remove or otherwise exclude from the premises any person whose presence is considered by the Council, officer or employee to be undesirable.
(3)  A person who fails to comply with an order given under paragraph (1) or obstructs the Council or any of its officers or employees from exercising any power conferred upon the Council, officer or employee by this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200.
PART III
HIRE OF NATIONAL STADIUM, TRACK AND FIELD
Excluded areas
18.—(1)  Unless the Council otherwise directs, the hire of the National Stadium shall not include the following areas:
(a)the V.I.P. Box;
(b)the V.I.P. Lounge;
(c)the V.I.P. Lobby; and
(d)the Grandstand Balcony.
(2)  The Council may in its discretion permit a hirer of the National Stadium to invite or permit a fixed number of patrons to witness any meeting, match or other event arranged by the hirer at the National Stadium, and to use any of the areas specified in paragraph (1).
Age limit
19.  The hirer of a stadium shall not permit any child under 12 years of age to enter the arena of the stadium unless the child is accompanied by an adult.
Proper attire for synthetic track
20.  The hirer of a stadium shall ensure that every person using any synthetic athletic track in the stadium shall wear rubber-soled shoes or proper track shoes with spikes of not more than 6 millimetres in length.
Damage to track surface
21.  No person shall make any starting hole in the athletic track of a stadium where the track surface is synthetic or alter the layout of the field in the stadium.
Compliance with IAAF rules
22.  The hirer of a stadium shall ensure that every person using any athletic track in the stadium shall comply with the rules of the International Amateur Athletic Federation relating to field events, both in practice and in competition.
Proper location for certain events
23.  High jumping, long or triple jumping or pole vaulting shall be allowed in a stadium only at a pit provided for that purpose.
No hammer throwing without approval
24.  Hammer throwing in a stadium shall not be permitted unless the prior written approval of the Council has been obtained and such approval may be given only for the final of an athletic competition where the competitors do not exceed 8 in number.
Shot putting
25.  Shot putting shall be allowed in a stadium only in the area provided for that purpose.
No cycling on synthetic track
26.  Cycling in a stadium or on any track therein shall be prohibited where the surface is synthetic.
Power of officer of Council to prevent damage
27.  An officer of the Council who is on duty may stop any practice in a stadium or restrict the practice to any field or part of the track enclosure of the stadium if, in his opinion, damage would otherwise be occasioned to any track or turf in the stadium.
 

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