Permit for Temporary Fair

Who needs the Permit for Temporary Fair

This licence applies to Singapore businesses registered under the following SSIC industry codes:

• Conditional82301 — Exhibition organisers

  When: if the fair is organized as an event

  Includes: 82301 Exhibition organisers

• ConditionalGroup 478 — RETAIL SALE VIA STALLS AND MARKETS

  When: if the fair involves retail activities

  Includes: 47801 Stalls selling uncooked food, 47802 Stalls selling other goods (except uncooked food)

Items the applicant typically needs ready before submitting:

• Letter of appointment
• You must have a document showing the appointment of the permit applicant as the fair operator. For example, if a permit applicant is appointed by the Citizen Consultative Committee (CCC) of a housing precinct to hold a Pasar Malam, the letter should come from the CCC.
• Site use approval
• You must have a document showing that the permit applicant has approval to use the space for the fair during the intended fair period.
• Support documentation (e.g. consensus from shopkeepers’ / merchants’ association)
• For fairs in public venues, you must have documents showing support for the fair from the advisory bodies and associations in the vicinity of the fair.
• Layout plan
• You must have a plan detailing the stalls with food handling and their necessary infrastructure (e.g. wash basins, piped water, chillers), and the other stalls without food handling.
• Declaration form
• You must have a declaration from the fair organiser stating that they have obtained all the necessary approvals from the relevant authorities to hold the fair. Download the declaration template here.