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PUBLIC ORDER (ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY MEASURES)
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(h) a licence for a processing establishment or cold store under the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act (Cap. 349A);
(i) a licence, a permit, an approval or other similar document issued or granted under such written law as may be prescribed by the Minister;

“trading hours”, in relation to a liquor licence for any licensed premises, means the hours during which the sale of alcohol at those premises is permitted by or under the Customs Act.

Special zone

3.—(1) In this Act, “special zone” means any part of Singapore which is more particularly described in the Schedule.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, amend the Schedule—

(a) to declare an area as ceasing to be part of a special zone; or
(b) to declare as part of a special zone, any additional area in Singapore that is adjacent to any area described in the Schedule.

(3) In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (2) with respect to any area, the Minister shall have regard—

(a) to incidents of any crime in or near the area, whether or not these incidents are related to alcohol consumption;
(b) to information about the consumption of alcohol in or near the area (including the amount and type of alcohol sold under each liquor licence in or near the area and the conditions of the liquor licence);
(c) to 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 or prejudices the recovery by the community in the area from the riot that occurred on 8th December 2013 or other riot or civil disturbance in a special zone; or
(d) to any other information the Minister considers relevant to maintaining public order in a special zone.