Permit for Temporary Fair
Apply for Permit for Temporary Fair
Singapore Food Agency (SFA)
Application Details
A temporary set up with makeshift stalls to sell food and or goods.
FAQs
- Permit to Hold A Fair
The following documents are required for the submission.
• A permit is required from SFA to hold a fair.
• The permit will be issued to the operator who manages and operates the fair only after all requirements have been complied with. No fair shall begin operation, unless a permit is issued.
• The permit is $60, regardless of the duration of the temporary fair. - Applying for a temporary fair permit
Under the Environmental Public Health Act, all operators of temporary fairs must get a permit from SFA for the duration of the fair. This allows SFA to ensure that fair operators have complied with measures to ensure food safety.
You may refer to the step by step guide to submit the application and the self-printing guide to print the licence.
Step 1
Submit complete application via GoBusiness. Applicants should log in to GoBusiness Licensing website as Business User (if application is under company) or SingPass (if application is under individual name).
Applicants will need to submit the applications at least 2 weeks before the fair commencement date.
Documentation to demonstrate compliance with the below pre-licensing requirements must be submitted at least five (5) working days before the planned fair start date (i.e., if a fair is planned to start on Sat, 4 Nov 2023, all documents need to be submitted to SFA by Monday, 30 Oct 2023).
1. Letter of appointment
2. Site use approval
3. Support documentation (e.g., quota use, advisor approval, consensus from shopkeepers’/merchants’ association)
4. Layout plan detailing stalls with food handling (and their necessary infrastructure: wash basins, piped water, chillers, etc.) and the other stalls without food handling
5. Completed declaration form: Download here
This will allow SFA to issue a Permit before the planned start date if the documents are in order, providing operators with greater certainty that their fair can proceed.
Accordingly, any outstanding document submitted late will result in a delay in the fair start date in the Permit issued. This applies to any late applications received that already fail the five (5) working day lead time.
Fair operators will therefore need to defer the start date if any outstanding documents are submitted after the deadline.
Temporary Fair Stall application forms for each stall that handles and prepares food for sale (Download here) and stall details should be submitted to the Licensing Officer once able. These will be processed separately from the Temporary Fair Permit.
If you need clarification on your application or the supporting documents required, please submit an enquiry with the following details to SFA's Food Services Department via SFA's Online Feedback Form for a preliminary assessment:
1. Date, time and venue of the event
2. Site owner
3. Number of stalls, including food & non-food stalls (Please indicate the size for each stall in metres (e.g. 2m by 3m))
List of stall holders (both food and merchandise stalls)
• Service standard: Up to 7 working days
Step 2
Pay permit fee
SFA will process the application for approval if the permit requirements have been fully met and on receipt of the required documents. You will be notified of the approval via email and GoBusiness.
The permit fee is $60. There is no licence fee for the food stall licence. Payment can be made via GoBusiness or AXS.
• Service standard: Exact time taken dependent on the applicant
Operating temporary fairs illegally without a valid permit is an offence. SFA will take enforcement action against temporary fair operators who do not adhere to regulations. Offenders are liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. In the case of a subsequent conviction, liable to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both - Prohibitions / Requirements by other Authorities
The operator is advised to observe the following prohibitions / requirements of the following relevant authorities / agencies when holding the temporary fair. It is the operator’s responsibility to be familiar with the prohibitions / requirements and to ensure that they are observed.
Prohibitions
• The display and / or sale of animals (including ornamental fish) at fairs is prohibited.
Relevant Authorities:
Animal Welfare Regulations Branch Centre for Animal Welfare and Control Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA)
75 Pasir Panjang Road
Singapore 118507
Tel: 64717198 / 64719996
Fax: 64733687 / 64726157
Email: sfa_cawc@sfa.gov.sg
http://www.sfa.gov.sg
• The sale of any article depicting tobacco brands at fairs is prohibited.
Relevant Authorities:
Tobacco Regulation Unit
Centre for Drug Administration Health Sciences Authority (HSA)
11 Biopolis Way, #11-03, Helios Singapore 138667
Tel: 68663503
Fax: 64789067
Email: hsa_info@hsa.gov.sg
http://www.hsa.gov.sg
• The MDA requires the temporary fair operator to ensure that every stall selling videos (i.e. videotapes, VCDs and DVDs) at a temporary fair holds a valid video licence issued by MDA. The sale of videos without a valid MDA licence is prohibited.
Relevant Authorities:
Licensing Services (Films and Publications)
Media Development Authority (MDA)
45 Maxwell Road
The URA Centre, East Wing #07-11/12
Singapore 069118
Tel: 1800 478 5478
Fax: (65) 6221 0292
Email: mda_input@mda.gov.sg
http://www.imda.gov.sg
• The employment of a foreign worker without a valid work permit is prohibited. A foreign worker is only allowed to work for the employer and in the occupation as indicated in the Work Permit card.
Relevant Authorities:
Ministry of Manpower Services Centre (MOM)
Foreign Manpower Management Division
1500 Bendemeer Road, Singapore 339946.
Tel: 6438 5122
Fax: 6692 5490
E-mail: mom_fmmd@mom.gov.sg
http://www.mom.gov.sg
Additional Information
Fee
Permit Fee:$60.00