Singapore legislation
Clause 28
Clause 28
Conditions of exemption
(1)
In issuing a certificate of exemption to any exempt operator to provide a remote gambling service, the Minister may impose such conditions as the Minister considers appropriate, in particular (but not limited to), conditions —
to ensure that the management and operation of a remote gambling service remain free from criminal influence or exploitation, and are carried out by employees, officers, agents or contractors of an exempt operator who are suitable;
to ensure that the integrity of remote gambling transactions is maintained;
to contain and control the potential of remote gambling to cause harm to young persons, vulnerable persons and society at large;
requiring payment of a fee on the issue of a certificate of exemption or periodic fees during the validity of the certificate of exemption, or both, of such amount as may be determined by or under the certificate of exemption;
requiring the exempt operator to furnish to any authorised officer or the Minister, in such manner and at such times as may be specified, with such information as appears to the authorised officer or Minister to be requisite or expedient for the proper administration of this Part;
providing for the type of remote gambling service and corresponding remote gambling products that may be offered by the exempt operator; and
providing for controls over advertising or promotional activities that may be published or carried out by the exempt operator.
(2)
Subject to this section, the Minister may add to, delete or modify the conditions of a certificate of exemption.
(3)
Before making any addition, deletion or modification to the conditions of a certificate of exemption, the Minister must give notice to the exempt operator providing a remote gambling service under that certificate —
stating that the Minister proposes to make the addition, deletion or modification in the manner as specified in the notice; and
specifying the time (not being less than 14 days after the date of service of notice on such exempt operator) within which the exempt operator may make written representations to the Minister with respect to the proposed addition, deletion or modification.
(4)
Upon receipt of any written representation referred to in subsection (3)(b), the Minister is to consider the representation and may —
reject the representation;
amend the proposed addition, deletion or modification to the conditions of the certificate of exemption in such manner as the Minister thinks fit having regard to the representation; or
withdraw the proposed addition, deletion or modification to those conditions.
(5)
Where —
the Minister rejects any written representation under subsection (4)(a);
the Minister amends any proposed addition, deletion or modification to the conditions of a certificate of exemption under subsection (4)(b); or
no written representation is received by the Minister within the time specified in subsection (3)(b), or any written representation made under that subsection is subsequently withdrawn, and the exempt operator has not given immediate effect to the addition, deletion or modification,the Minister must issue a direction in writing to the exempt operator in question requiring the exempt operator, within the time specified by the Minister, to give effect to the addition, deletion or modification as specified in the notice under subsection (3) or as amended by the Minister, as the case may be.