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Part 10 · National Council on Problem Gambling

164. Provisional family exclusion order

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024. 3 amendments in all.

(1)

Where, upon an application for a family exclusion order under section 159, a Committee is satisfied that the respondent has caused serious harm to family members having regard to section 162(2) and further harm to family members is imminent, the Committee may make a provisional family exclusion order, even though the application under section 159 has not been determined.

(2)

A provisional family exclusion order may do one or more things mentioned in section 163(2) and takes effect on the date on which the provisional family exclusion order is served on the respondent or such later date as the Committee may specify in the order, but ceases to have effect on the first occurrence of any of the following events:

(a)

where the application for the family exclusion order under section 159 is withdrawn before it has been determined — upon the withdrawal of the application;

(b)

where the application for the family exclusion order under section 159 has been determined and —

(i)

the application is dismissed — upon the dismissal of the application; or

(ii)

a family exclusion order is made — upon the family exclusion order taking effect;

(c)

where the application for the family exclusion order under section 159 has not been determined before the 28th day after the date of the making of the provisional family exclusion order — upon the 28th day after the date of the making of the provisional family exclusion order, or such later date as the Committee may determine in any particular case.

(3)

[Deleted by Act 29 of 2024 wef 21/09/2026]

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