Singapore legislation
Clause 14
Clause 14
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)
Where an admission fee is charged under subsection (1), such admission fee shall be subject to the payment of duty under the Entertainments Duty Act (Cap. 94).
(3)
A turf club may from time to time, with the approval of the Minister, 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.
(4)
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 such conditions as may be prescribed by such by-laws.
(5)
This section —
shall be applicable to any race course notwithstanding 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;
shall not be deemed to limit the power of any club to exclude or remove any person from any race course occupied by such club and which is free from such right of public use or entry.
(6)
Any person who commits a breach of any by-law made under this section may be removed from the race course by any member, officer, agent or employee of the turf club by which such by-law was made, or by any police officer.
(7)
All by-laws made under this section shall be published in the Gazette, and the cost of such publication shall be borne by the turf club by which the by-laws were made.