Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 9 · Enforcement
112. Power of arrest
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
An authorised officer may arrest without warrant any individual whom the authorised officer reasonably believes has committed an arrestable offence under this Act and —
authorised officer
“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
is found in any place or premises —
that is an approved gambling venue; (ii)where a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, has an office or keeps records that relate to any gambling service provided by the licensee or class licensee; or
that is occupied by a licensee, a class licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, and adjacent to any place or premises mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii); or
is found escaping from any place or premises mentioned in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) before, on or after the authorised officer enters the place or premises as authorised to do so under this Act.
An authorised officer may without warrant also seize all gambling articles found on the individual arrested under subsection (1).
Except as provided in subsection (1), an authorised officer may exercise all or any of the powers in relation to investigations into an arrestable offence conferred by the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 on a police officer —
in any case relating to the commission of an arrestable offence under any provision of this Act; or (b)in any case where an arrestable offence involving gambling is disclosed under any other written law in the course of an investigation under this Act.
Terms defined in s 3
approved gambling venue
Defined · s 3“approved gambling venue”, for a licensee, means any place or premises approved under section 64 as an approved gambling venue for the licensee to use in connection with providing a gambling service authorised by the licence thereof;
authorised officer
Defined · s 3“authorised officer”, in relation to any provision of this Act, means an individual who is appointed under section 122 to perform any function or exercise any power under that provision;
class licensee
Defined · s 3“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
gambling service
Defined · s 3“gambling service” means any of the following services, including such a service provided through a gambling service agent:(a)a service comprising wholly or in part of —(i)the placing, making, receiving, accepting or negotiating of bets;(ii)operating a betting exchange or betting information centre; (iii)operating a totalisator;(iv)organising pool betting;(v)matching gamblers; (vi)laying or offering odds; or(vii)offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating others to bet in accordance with arrangements made by the service provider;(b)a service for the conduct of a lottery; (c)a service for the supply of lottery tickets; (d)a service —(i)for others to play a game of chance; or (ii)offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating others to play a game of chance, for a prize in accordance with arrangements made by the service provider;(e)a service of controlling or operating a computer server —(i)in Singapore that enables any game of chance to be played by others in Singapore or elsewhere by remote communication for a prize; or(ii)in Singapore or elsewhere that enables any game of chance to be played by others in Singapore by remote communication for a prize;(f)a service of making available to others any gaming machine for the purpose of gambling;
gambling service agent
Defined · s 3“gambling service agent”, in relation to a licensee or class licensee, means a person who is, under a gambling agency agreement, appointed as an agent of the licensee or class licensee in relation to any gambling service that —(a)is provided by the licensee or class licensee; and (b)is specified in that agreement;
licensee
Defined · s 3“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
offence under this Act
Defined · s 3“offence under this Act” includes an offence under any Regulations;
place
Defined · s 3“place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;
premises
Defined · s 3“premises” means —(a)any space, whether built on or not and whether underground or underwater, or any part of such a space; or(b)any building or structure, whether situated underground or underwater, or any part of a building or structure or place, but does not include a conveyance;
provision of this Act
Defined · s 3“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
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