Singapore legislation
Section 153
Section 153
Interpretation of this Part
(1)
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
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“application” means an application for a family exclusion order or an application for a visit limit by a family member, as the case may be;
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“chairperson” means the chairperson of the Council;
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“Committee” means any Committee of Assessors for the time being constituted under section 157(1);
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“exclusion order” means an exclusion order made under section 165, and includes an exclusion order made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C;
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“family exclusion order” means a family exclusion order made under section 162, and includes a family exclusion order made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C;
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“family member”, in relation to a respondent, means —
a spouse of the respondent;
a child of the respondent, including an adopted child and a stepchild;
a parent of the respondent, including an adoptive parent and a step-parent; and
a sibling of the respondent, including an adoptive sibling, a stepsibling and a half‑sibling;
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“list of excluded persons” means the list of excluded persons established and maintained under section 168, as varied or updated from time to time;
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“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prevention and rehabilitation in relation to problem gambling;
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“panel” means the panel of assessors appointed under section 157(2);
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“provisional family exclusion order” means a provisional family exclusion order made under section 164;
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“respondent” means a person against whom a family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is sought or made;
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“self-exclusion” means an exclusion of a person from any casino premises under section 165A(1)(c) upon a voluntary application of that person;
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“visit limit”, in relation to an individual, means an order made by the Council or by a Committee specifying a maximum number of visits in aggregate which the individual may make to any casino each month, and includes any visit limit made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C.
(2)
In this Part, any continuous period of 24 hours commencing from the time a person enters any casino premises constitutes a single visit by the person to that casino, regardless of the number of times the person leaves and re-enters the casino premises during that 24‑hour period.