Singapore legislation
Section 168
Section 168
List of excluded persons
(1)
The Council must establish, maintain and regularly update a list of excluded persons which sets out the names and particulars of every person (called collectively in this section excluded persons under this Part) who, for the time being is —
excluded from any casino premises by a family exclusion order, a provisional family exclusion order or an exclusion order, or subject to exclusion or self‑exclusion under section 165A; or
excluded under section 165D from any casino premises by reason of having made the maximum number of visits to any casino specified by a visit limit made against the person for the month.
(2)
For the purposes of maintaining the list of excluded persons referred to in subsection (1)(b), the Council may, by written notice, require a casino operator to furnish any information or produce any document or record in the possession or under the control of the casino operator relating to the number of visits made by any person to the casino.
(3)
The Council must furnish the list of excluded persons to —
the Authority;
the Commissioner of Police; and
every casino operator.
(4)
Upon —
the cessation, revocation or setting aside of any family exclusion order, provisional family exclusion order, exclusion order or visit limit made against any person whose name is on the list of excluded persons;
the cessation of any exclusion or self-exclusion under section 165A, or revocation of any visit limit under section 165B, against any person whose name is on the list of excluded persons; or
the cessation of any exclusion under section 165D(b),the Council must —
remove the name and particulars of the person from the list of excluded persons; and
notify the persons referred to in subsection (3)(a), (b) and (c) of the removal.
(5)
Without prejudice to subsection (4), the Council may vary or update the list of excluded persons —
to correct any clerical or other error in the names or particulars in the list;
to add the names and particulars of new persons to the list; or
to update any of the names or particulars in the list in order that they remain sufficient to identify any excluded person,and the Council must notify the persons referred to in subsection (3)(a), (b) and (c) of those variations and updates.
(6)
It is a defence to any disciplinary action against a casino operator for a contravention of section 126(1) by permitting an excluded person under this Part to enter or remain on the casino premises if it is proved that —
before the person entered the casino premises or while the person was on the casino premises, there was produced to the casino operator or to its agent or employee proof of the person’s identity; and
at that time, the person’s name and particulars were not on the list of excluded persons furnished by the Council to the casino operator.
(7)
It is lawful for the person for the time being in charge of a casino, an agent of the casino operator or a casino employee to refuse entry to, or remove or cause to be removed from the casino premises using no more force than is reasonably necessary, any person whose name and particulars are at that time on the list of excluded persons furnished or notified by the Council to the casino operator.