Soon, you won’t be able to drink just anywhere in Singapore.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) today proposed laws in Parliament that will prohibit the consumption of liquor in public places from 10:30pm to 7am everyday. If the Bill passes, you’ll only be able to get your drink on at home, at approved events or within licensed premises such as bars, cafes and restaurants.
In support of the new laws, retail stores will also stop selling takeaway liquor at 10:30pm. An extension may be granted on a case-by-case basis under the liquor licensing regime.
MHA says the Bill also gives the police the power to intervene early and take necessary action to mitigate risks of disorder and disamenities arising from public drunkenness.
Check out other features of the Bill, including possible liquor control zones, where stricter restrictions will be imposed:
Liquor Control Zones within Little India (first) and Geylang (second), based on police operational assessment:
For the sake of comparison the MHA has also presented its ‘findings’ on cities in Australia, the US and the UK, concluding that liquor control measures in some of these are “significantly more restrictive” than those proposed in the Bill and “have been in force for some time”.
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