Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 9 · Enforcement
115. Composition of offences
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Authority or an authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence —
Authority
“Authority” means the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore, which is the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore continued and renamed under section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022;
by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
$5,000; and
by requiring the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in an offer of composition (called conditions of composition) by the Chief Executive of the Authority or any authorised officer mentioned in subsection (1) with the concurrence (general or specific) of the Public Prosecutor.
On payment of the sum of money and on full compliance with the conditions of composition, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.
All sums collected under this section must be paid into the Consolidated Fund.
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;
Authority
Defined · s 3“Authority” means the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore, which is the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore continued and renamed under section 3 of the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022;
chief executive
Defined · s 3“chief executive”, in relation to a licensee, means an individual (by whatever name described) who —(a)is in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the licensee; and(b)is principally responsible for the management and conduct of the business of the licensee insofar as it relates to providing a gambling service,and includes an individual for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a chief executive;
offence under this Act
Defined · s 3“offence under this Act” includes an offence under any Regulations;
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