Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 9 · Enforcement
113. Obstructing police officer or authorised officer
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
If a police officer or an authorised officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person who —
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;
wilfully prevents the police officer or authorised officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises;
wilfully obstructs or delays the police officer or authorised officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises; or
gives an alarm or causes an alarm to be given for the purpose of —
notifying anyone else of the presence of the police officer or authorised officer; or (ii)obstructing or delaying the police officer or authorised officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
A person who intentionally refuses to give access to, or intentionally obstructs, hinders or delays a police officer or an authorised officer in the discharge of his or her duties under any provision of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
provision of this Act
“provision of this Act” includes a provision of any Regulations;
Terms defined in s 3
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;
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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