Singapore legislation
Section 31
Section 31
Power to exempt
(1)
The Minister may, by order and either generally or for any period specified in the order and subject to such conditions as may in the order be stated, exempt from all or any of the provisions of this Act any social welfare society promoting a private lottery for purposes conducive to the welfare of the public or any class thereof.
(2)
In this section —
Definition
“Minister” means —
for the purposes of sections 7 and 21 and regulations made under section 32(1), the Minister for Home Affairs; or
for the purposes of sections 12 to 20 and regulations made under section 32(2), the Minister for Finance;
Definition
“social welfare society” means a society which principal object is the promotion of the welfare of the public or any class thereof and which is in receipt of a monetary grant from the Government.