Singapore legislation
Clause 96
Clause 96
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
As from the date of commencement of sections 15, 16 and 17 —
subject to subsection (2), any approval granted or condition imposed by the Minister under section 67 of the principal Act as in force before that date continues and is deemed to be a decision made or condition imposed by the Authority under section 67 of the principal Act;
any application to the Minister for approval by a person under section 65 or 66 of the principal Act as in force before that date and for which a decision is pending immediately before that date, continues and must be determined by the Authority under section 67 of the principal Act as if it were an application made to the Authority;
any exemption granted by the Minister under section 68 of the principal Act as in force before that date continues and is deemed to be an exemption granted by the Authority under section 68 of the principal Act;
any written notice of objection served by a Minister under section 69 of the principal Act as in force before that date continues and is deemed to be a written notice of objection served by the Authority under section 69 of the principal Act; (e)the Authority may serve a written notice of objection under section 69(1) of the principal Act if the Authority is satisfied that, in respect of an approval granted by the Minister under section 67 before that date, any of the circumstances in section 69(1)(a) to (f) of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date exist in respect of that approval, for which no written notice of objection has been served; and
any direction made by the Minister under section 70 of the principal Act as in force before that date continues and is deemed to be a direction made by the Authority under section 70 of the principal Act.
(2)
Where any person —
has been granted approval for the acquisition of shares, interests in shares or voting power or to become a 12% controller or 20% controller by the Minister under section 67(1) of the principal Act as in force before the date of commencement of section 16; but(b)does not carry out the acquisition so approved or become the controller so approved by 16 February 2025,the approval of the Minister lapses.
(3)
Sections 75, 76, 77 and 78 of the principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of sections 21 and 22 continue to apply in relation to a controlled contract entered into by a casino operator before that date, as if those provisions had not been enacted.
(4)
Where a person (A) is an approved manufacturer of gaming machines immediately before the date of commencement of sections 29 and 30 (called in this subsection the commencement date) and on or after that date —
A continues to be a manufacturer of gaming machines within the meaning given by section 103A(4) of the principal Act as amended by that section, A’s approval as an approved manufacturer continues and sections 103 and 103A of the principal Act as amended by this Act apply in relation to A; or
A is no longer a manufacturer of gaming machines within the meaning given by section 103A(4) of the principal Act as amended by section 30, A is treated as an approved manufacturer for a period of 12 months after the commencement date, and sections 103 and 103A of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date apply in relation to A for that period.
(5)
Where a person (B) is an approved supplier of gaming machines immediately before the date of commencement of sections 29 and 30 (called in this subsection the commencement date), B’s approval as an approved supplier continues, and sections 103 and 103A of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date apply in relation to B and the gaming machines supplied by B, until the earlier of the following dates:
the date an approved manufacturer notifies the Authority that B is an authorised supplier of the approved manufacturer;
the expiry of a period of 12 months after the commencement date.
(6)
Any approval for simulated gaming granted by the Authority before the date of commencement of section 31 continues, and section 104 of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date applies in relation to that simulated gaming, as if section 31 had not been enacted.
(7)
Any appeal to the Authority made under section 112(1) of the principal Act —
before the date of commencement of sections 37, 38 and 39, is to be dealt with in accordance with sections 112, 113 and 114 of the principal Act as in force immediately before that date; or
on or after the date of commencement of sections 37, 38 and 39, is to be dealt with in accordance with sections 112 and 113 of the principal Act as amended by that section, and there is to be no appeal to the Authority against the decision of the committee, even though the inspector’s decision appealed against was made before that date.
(8)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.