Singapore legislation

Clause 74

of Casino Control (Amendment) Bill

Clause 74

Amendment of section 166

In the principal Act, in section 166 —

(a)

replace the section heading with —“Applications to vary or revoke exclusion orders and visit limits”;

(b)

in subsection (1)(a), replace “visit limit made under section 163A” with “family visit limit”;

(c)

in subsection (1)(a)(i), replace “visit limit” with “family visit limit”;

(d)

in subsection (1)(b), replace “an exclusion order or a visit limit made under section 165(1)” with “a third party exclusion order or a third party visit limit”;

(e)

after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) On an application under subsection (1) in respect of a family exclusion order or a family visit limit (and in the case of an application by the respondent, where the application is permitted under subsection (2) to be made), the Council may do any of the following:

(a)

confirm the order or visit limit;

(b)

vary the terms of the order or visit limit;

(c)

revoke the order or visit limit; (d)make a substitution under section 166A(2)(a) or (b), as the case may be.(2B) On an application under subsection (1) in respect of a third party exclusion order or a third party visit limit (and where the application is permitted under subsection (2) to be made), the Council may do any of the following:

(a)

confirm the order or visit limit;

(b)

vary the terms of the order or visit limit;

(c)

revoke the order or visit limit; (d)make a substitution under section 166A(2)(c) or (d), as the case may be.”;

(f)

replace subsection (4) with —“(4) Before confirming, varying, revoking or substituting an order or a visit limit under this section or section 166A, the Council must —

(a)

in all cases — allow the respondent a reasonable opportunity to make representations on the matter; and

(b)

in the case of a family exclusion order or a family visit limit — allow a family member for whose benefit the order or visit limit was made a reasonable opportunity to make representations on the matter.”;

(g)

in subsection (5), replace “this section” with “subsection (2A) or (2B), on an application under subsection (1),”; and

(h)

after subsection (5), insert —“(6) To avoid doubt, subsection (5) does not prevent another application under subsection (1) from being made in respect of an order or visit limit (or prevent the Council from permitting under subsection (2) such an application to be made), after the Council has made a decision under subsection (2A) or (2B) in respect of the same order or visit limit.”.

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