3. Application to be approved manufacturer

For the purposes of section 103A(1)(a) of the Act, any manufacturer of gaming machines or gaming programs that intends to manufacture gaming machines or gaming programs for use in any casino may apply to the Authority to be an approved manufacturer.

A consolidated application may be submitted on behalf of a group of corporations, consisting of related corporations within the meaning of section 6 of the Companies Act 1967, for each corporation named in the application (each considered an applicant for the purpose of this Part) to be approved as an approved manufacturer.

Every application under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be submitted in such form and manner as the Authority may provide and shall be accompanied by —

the appropriate application fee specified in the First Schedule, which fee is not refundable;

the disclosure of corporate or individual information in the form provided by the Authority for the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) and such associates of the applicant or applicants as the Authority may specify; (ba)the disclosure of information in the form provided by the Authority on any manufacturing facility or supplier of the applicant; and

any other document or information that the Authority may require to determine the application.

The Authority shall, on receiving an application under paragraph (1) or (2), cause to be carried out all such investigations and inquiries in relation to the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) as it considers necessary to enable it to consider the application properly and, in particular, may —

investigate any of the following persons in relation to the applicant’s suitability to be an approved manufacturer:

the applicant;

any associate, business associate or supplier of the applicant;

the manager of any manufacturing facility of the applicant;

any other person whose association with the applicant is, in the opinion of the Authority, relevant to the application;

require any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to —

provide any information, or produce any record, relevant to the investigation of the application as may be necessary and in the manner that the Authority may require; or

furnish any authorisation or consent that the Authority may direct for the purpose of enabling the Authority to obtain information (including financial and other confidential information) concerning the applicant, associate, business associate, supplier, manager or other person (as the case may be) from other persons;

require the applicant to allow the Authority, its officer or its agent to inspect —

any premises in Singapore or elsewhere where the applicant carries on business; or

any manufacturing facility of the applicant in Singapore or elsewhere that is owned or occupied by the applicant; or

require the applicant to take reasonable steps to enable the Authority, its officer or its agent to inspect any manufacturing facility of the applicant in Singapore or elsewhere that is not owned or occupied by the applicant.

The Authority, its officer or its agent is not liable to pay any person any fee, charge or expense on account of any inspection under paragraph (4)(c) or (d).

The Authority may refuse to consider an application under paragraph (1) or (2) if ––

the application is incomplete;

any person refuses to allow the investigation or fails to comply with any requirement of the Authority under paragraph (4) in respect of that application; or

the application fee or the estimated costs of investigation required under regulation 26A(2) are not paid.

For the purposes of section 103A(1)(a) of the Act, any manufacturer of gaming machines or gaming programs that intends to manufacture gaming machines or gaming programs for use in any casino may apply to the Authority to be an approved manufacturer.

A consolidated application may be submitted on behalf of a group of corporations, consisting of related corporations within the meaning of section 6 of the Companies Act 1967, for each corporation named in the application (each considered an applicant for the purpose of this Part) to be approved as an approved manufacturer.

Every application under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be submitted in such form and manner as the Authority may provide and shall be accompanied by —

the appropriate application fee specified in the First Schedule, which fee is not refundable;

the disclosure of corporate or individual information in the form provided by the Authority for the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) and such associates of the applicant or applicants as the Authority may specify; (ba)the disclosure of information in the form provided by the Authority on any manufacturing facility or supplier of the applicant; and

any other document or information that the Authority may require to determine the application.

The Authority shall, on receiving an application under paragraph (1) or (2), cause to be carried out all such investigations and inquiries in relation to the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) as it considers necessary to enable it to consider the application properly and, in particular, may —

investigate any of the following persons in relation to the applicant’s suitability to be an approved manufacturer:

the applicant;

any associate, business associate or supplier of the applicant;

the manager of any manufacturing facility of the applicant;

any other person whose association with the applicant is, in the opinion of the Authority, relevant to the application;

require any person mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to —

provide any information, or produce any record, relevant to the investigation of the application as may be necessary and in the manner that the Authority may require; or

furnish any authorisation or consent that the Authority may direct for the purpose of enabling the Authority to obtain information (including financial and other confidential information) concerning the applicant, associate, business associate, supplier, manager or other person (as the case may be) from other persons;

require the applicant to allow the Authority, its officer or its agent to inspect —

any premises in Singapore or elsewhere where the applicant carries on business; or

any manufacturing facility of the applicant in Singapore or elsewhere that is owned or occupied by the applicant; or

require the applicant to take reasonable steps to enable the Authority, its officer or its agent to inspect any manufacturing facility of the applicant in Singapore or elsewhere that is not owned or occupied by the applicant.

The Authority, its officer or its agent is not liable to pay any person any fee, charge or expense on account of any inspection under paragraph (4)(c) or (d).

The Authority may refuse to consider an application under paragraph (1) or (2) if ––

the application is incomplete;

any person refuses to allow the investigation or fails to comply with any requirement of the Authority under paragraph (4) in respect of that application; or

the application fee or the estimated costs of investigation required under regulation 26A(2) are not paid.