Clause 88

A person may make a voluntary application for a visit limit against himself in the prescribed form and manner to the Council.(2) A visit limit under subsection (1) shall specify the maximum number of visits in aggregate that the person may make to any casino in each month.(3) A person shall be subject to the visit limit which he has applied for under subsection (1) until such time that the Council, upon the person’s application, revokes the visit limit.(4) The Council may, as a condition of revoking a visit limit against a person, require the person to —

participate in a programme of counselling, rehabilitation or special education; or

undergo an assessment of harm from gambling, including a clinical assessment if necessary, by a suitably qualified person appointed by the Council for this purpose,or any combination of these.Making family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order in respondent’s absence165C.—

A family exclusion order, a visit limit or an exclusion order under section 162, 163A or 165(1) may be made by a Committee in the absence of the respondent if —

the respondent was served with the summons to appear at the hearing of the application under section 158 and failed, without reasonable excuse, to appear at the time and place appointed for the hearing, or has indicated that he does not wish to attend the hearing;

the respondent was served with a notice to object under section 165(3) and failed to respond by the time and date specified in the notice, or has indicated that he does not wish to respond; or

no service can be effected after reasonable efforts have been made to locate the respondent who cannot be found or is outside Singapore,and the Committee is satisfied that there are grounds for making the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order under section 162, 163A or 165(1), as the case may be.(2) Any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order made by virtue of this section shall take effect on the date of the conclusion of the hearing under section 158 or the date specified in the notice under section 165(3), as the case may be, or such later date as the Committee may specify, and continues in force until whichever of the following occurs first:

the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is set aside by a Committee on the application of the respondent under subsection (3);

the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order expires;

the family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is revoked under section 166.(3) An application to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order made by virtue of this section may be made by the respondent within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner.(4) A Committee may determine an application to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order by confirming, varying or setting aside the order or visit limit.(5) The Committee at the hearing to set aside any family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order need not comprise the same members as the Committee which made the order or visit limit.(6) This section shall apply to any respondent against whom an application for a family exclusion order is made, whether made before, on or after the date of commencement of section 88 of the Casino Control (Amendment) Act 2012.Effect of visit limit165D. A respondent who has, in any month, made the maximum number of visits to any casino specified in a visit limit under section 163A, 165(1) or 165B against him —

shall be excluded from entering into or remaining on, or taking part in any gaming on, any casino premises for the remainder of the month; and

shall cease to be so excluded upon the commencement of the first day of the following month.”.