Singapore legislation
Clause 49
Clause 49
Amendment of section 116
Section 116 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the word “This” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “Subject to the condition in subsection (5A), this”;
by deleting the words “employee of the casino” in subsection (5)(a) and substituting the words “casino employee”;
by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (5)(b);
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b) of subsection (5), the following paragraphs:“(ba)any member, secretary or officer of the evaluation panel appointed under section 45A acting in the discharge of his duties;
(bb)any member, secretary or officer of the Council acting in the discharge of his duties; and”;
by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(5A) Any person who enters and remains on any casino premises without paying an entry levy by virtue of subsection (5) does so on the condition that he shall not participate in any game whilst he is on the casino premises, and if he contravenes such condition, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to be punished as if the offence charged were an offence under subsection (6).”; and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (6), the following subsections:“(6A) Subject to subsection (5), any citizen or permanent resident of Singapore who attempts to enter any casino premises without paying the entry levy specified in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.(6B) If any citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, other than an individual under subsection (5), upon the expiry of the period in respect of which he has paid an entry levy specified in subsection (1)(a) or (b) —
remains on the casino premises for any further period thereafter (referred to in this section as the over-stay period); and
fails to pay the entry levy required under subsection (1) in respect of the over-stay period before he leaves the casino premises,he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000, and shall also be liable for the amount of the entry levy specified in subsection (1)(a) in respect of the over-stay period.”.