Singapore legislation

Section 15

of Public Entertainments Act 1958

Section 15

Demerit points

Amended by32/201432/201428/2017

(1)

The appropriate Minister may, for the purposes of sections 10, 11 and 14(4), make rules to establish a system of awarding demerit points against a licensee for the commission of an offence under section 28(1)(c).

Amended by32/2014

(2)

For the purposes of this section, demerit points may be awarded against a licensee even though the licensee —

(a)

has consented to have an offence under section 28(1)(c) taken into consideration by a court in determining and passing sentence for any other offence; or

(b)

has accepted an offer by the appropriate Licensing Officer to compound the offence concerned.

Amended by32/201428/2017

(3)

Where a licence is cancelled under section 14, every demerit point awarded against the licensee in respect of the licence is cancelled.