Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Admission to race courses
(1)
A turf club may admit members of the public to any race course or premises under the control or supervision of the club or of any one or more of the officers of such club on payment of an admission fee.
(2)
A turf club may make by‑laws controlling the admission of persons to any race course or premises used or occupied by such club for race meetings or for the placing of investments on the totalisator.
(3)
Any by-laws made under this section may provide for the exclusion from a race course or such premises of any specified class or description of persons, either absolutely or subject to the conditions prescribed (if any) by such by‑laws.
(4)
This section —
is applicable to any race course despite the fact that it is or forms part of a reserve or other place in respect of which there exists a right of public use or entry; and
is not deemed to limit the power of any club to exclude or remove any person from any race course occupied by the club and which is free from such right of public use or entry.
(5)
An officer of the turf club may remove from the race course or such premises any person who contravenes any by‑law made under this section and who fails or refuses to leave the race course or such premises after being requested by such officer to do so.
(6)
Every by-law or amendment of or addition to or revocation of or substitution for any by-law made under this section must, within 30 days of its coming into operation —
be published on the website of the Singapore Turf Club (the publication cost of which must be borne by the turf club which made, amended, added to, revoked or substituted the by-laws); and
be displayed prominently within the premises of the turf club.
(7)
By-laws made under this section must not be inconsistent with any law for the time being in force in Singapore and any such by‑law which is so inconsistent is, to the extent of the inconsistency, void.[14