of the powers in sections 24 to 29 and section 32A are not exercised; (b) the exercise of all or any of those powers is necessary because of the need to protect persons involved in or at the event; (c) the exercise of all or any of those powers is required as a condition of holding the event in Singapore; (d) there is a reasonable likelihood that the event might be the subject of an act of terrorism because of the nature of the event, or the attendance or likely attendance of prominent persons or a large number of people, the Minister may give directions to the Commissioner requiring the Commissioner to refer the event, or a class of similar events, specified in the direction, to the Minister for deciding whether to make a declaration, and the scope of the declaration, under section 21 instead of the Commissioner, and every such event, or event in the class, specified must then be so referred to the Minister. (2) In deciding whether to make a declaration, and the scope of the declaration, under section 21, in relation to any event specified in a direction under subsection (1), the Minister has all the functions and powers of the Commissioner under section 21, and a reference in that section to the Commissioner accordingly includes a reference to the Minister. (3) A declaration made by the Minister under section 21 read with this section must be published in the Gazette. (4) Once such a declaration is made, the Minister must, within 7 days after the making of the declaration and before the date the declaration comes into force, cause to be published a notice of the making of the declaration, describing briefly the event and the special event area for that event in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for the declaration. (5) If the Minister, by virtue of this section read with section 21(7), makes any amendment to the declaration for an enhanced security special event, the Minister must publish the amended declaration in the Gazette; and a notice describing briefly the amendment must be published as soon as practicable in such manner as will secure adequate publicity for the amended declaration. (6) However, failure to publish a notice under subsection (4) or (5) in respect of any declaration or amended declaration by the Minister does not invalidate the declaration. [Act 23 of 2017 wef 01/10/2017] Statutory conditions of entry 22.—(1) At any time after a declaration is made in respect of an enhanced security Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 01 Oct 2018 PDF created date on: 01 Oct 2018