Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) (Amendment) Rules 2026
Summary
The Ministry of Digital Development and Information, Singapore has published the Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) (Amendment) Rules 2026 (No. S 228), which amend rule 3(1) of the Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) Rules 2022 by replacing the arts entertainment license portal URL from www.imda.gov.sg with https://iris.imda.gov.sg/application/arts-entertainment-licence. The amendment comes into operation on 1 May 2026.
What changed
The Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) (Amendment) Rules 2026 modifies rule 3(1) of the Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) Rules 2022 by updating the portal URL for arts entertainment license applications from www.imda.gov.sg to https://iris.imda.gov.sg/application/arts-entertainment-licence. The amendment is made under section 33(1) of the Public Entertainments Act 1958 and comes into operation on 1 May 2026.
Arts entertainment operators, licensees, and applicants who use the IMDA portal for licensing matters should update their records, bookmarks, and any automated systems or communications that reference the old portal URL before 1 May 2026 to ensure uninterrupted access to the licensing system.
What to do next
- Update any references to the arts entertainment license portal URL
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Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) (Amendment) Rules 2026 Status:
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 17 Apr 2026
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No. S 228
| Public Entertainments Act 1958 |
| Public Entertainments
(Arts Entertainment)
(Amendment) Rules 2026 |
| In exercise of the powers conferred by section 33(1) of the Public Entertainments Act 1958, the Minister for Digital Development and Information makes the following Rules: |
| Citation and commencement |
| 1. These Rules are the Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) (Amendment) Rules 2026 and come into operation on 1 May 2026. |
| Amendment of rule 3 |
| 2. In the Public Entertainments (Arts Entertainment) Rules 2022 (G.N. No. S 359/2022), in rule 3(1), replace “www.imda.gov.sg” with “https://iris.imda.gov.sg/application/arts-entertainment-licence”. |
| Made on 8 April 2026. |
| TAN CHYE HEE |
Permanent Secretary
(Information and Development),
Ministry of Digital Development
and Information,
Singapore.
| [MDDI CRN.0001.200004; AG/LEGIS/SL/257/2025/3] |
| (To be presented to Parliament under section 33(3) of the Public Entertainments Act 1958). |
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