Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Private Lotteries (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Private Lotteries Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “Commissioner” and “fruit machine” and substituting the following definitions:“ “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Betting Duties appointed under section 2B, and includes a Deputy Commissioner of Betting Duties and an Assistant Commissioner of Betting Duties appointed under that section;“fruit machine” means any machine —

(a)

operated by the use of a coin, a token, a stored value card or any other thing; and

(b)

by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money,and includes a jackpot machine, but does not include any machine declared by the Minister for Home Affairs by order published in the Gazette not to be a fruit machine;”; and

(b)

by deleting the definition of “private lottery” and substituting the following definitions:“ “permit” means a permit granted under section 4;“Permit Officer” means the Permit Officer appointed under section 2A, and includes a person appointed under that section to act in his place during his temporary absence and, except under section 11, an Assistant Permit Officer appointed under section 2A;“private lottery” means a lottery in which tickets or chances are offered for sale only to members of a society which is established for purposes not connected with gaming, wagering or lotteries;”.