Singapore legislation

Clause 94

of Casino Control (Amendment) Bill

Clause 94

Amendment of section 171

Section 171 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) A person shall not, whether in a casino or elsewhere —

(a)

use as genuine chips that he knows or has reason to believe to be counterfeit chips;

(b)

have in his possession chips that he knows or has reason to believe to be counterfeit chips, intending that the same may be used as genuine; or

(c)

sell, buy or otherwise deal in chips that he knows or has reason to believe to be counterfeit chips, intending that the same may be used as genuine.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “on premises” in subsection (2);

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the word “possession” in subsection (2), the words “or under his control”;

(d)

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)any device, machine, implement or other material —

(i)

for the purpose of counterfeiting chips, or knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used for that purpose; or

(ii)

that he knows or has reason to believe is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of counterfeit chips;”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) A person shall not, in any place outside a designated site, have in his possession or under his control any of the things in subsection (2)(a) to (d) —

(a)

knowing or having reason to believe that the device, machine, implement or material is or has been specially designed or adapted for the making of counterfeit chips; and

(b)

with the intention that he or someone else will use the device, machine, implement or material to make counterfeit chips.”;

(f)

by deleting the words “subsection (1) or (2)” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “subsection (1), (1A), (2) or (2A)”;

(g)

by deleting the words “Subsection (2)” in subsection (4) and substituting the words “Subsection (1A) or (2)”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Possession” in the section heading, the words “, use, etc.,”.

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