Singapore legislation
Clause 99
Clause 99
New sections 175A and 175B
The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 175, the following sections:“Entering casino on false pretences175A. Any person who enters any casino by pretending to be some other person, or by using another person’s identification document, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.Commissioner of Police and authorised police officer may obtain information175B.—
The Commissioner of Police, or a police officer not below the rank of superintendent authorised by the Commissioner, may, if he is of the opinion that it is necessary to respond to a security threat, a threat to law and order or a threat of criminal infiltration, by a notice in writing, require a casino operator or a special employee to provide him with such information as may be specified in the notice concerning the casino operations or any person in or connected with the casino.(2) A certificate purporting to be under the hand of the Commissioner of Police, or a police officer not below the rank of superintendent authorised by the Commissioner, that the information specified in the notice is necessary under subsection (1) shall be sufficient evidence of that fact.(3) Any person to whom a notice under subsection (1) is given who, without reasonable excuse, fails to provide the specified information within the time specified in the notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000.”.