Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 10 · Administration
123. Compliance officers
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Authority may, with the general or specific approval of the Minister, appoint an individual who —
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;
is not an employee of any public authority and not a public officer; (b)is at least 18 years of age; and
has suitable qualifications or experience,to be a compliance officer.
The function and duty of a compliance officer is to assist the Authority, a police officer or an authorised officer in the exercise of enforcement powers in section 110 —
compliance officer
“compliance officer” means an individual who is appointed under section 123 as a compliance officer;
when the compliance officer is in any place or premises in Singapore —
that is an approved gambling venue; or
where a licensee or former 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, class licensee or former licensee; and
in relation to any of the following only: (i)any licensee or class licensee; (ii)any gambling service agent of a licensee;
any employee of a licensee, class licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee;
an individual who is or was a responsible executive of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii);
an individual who is or was a category 1 key officer of a person mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii).
The Authority must issue to each compliance officer an identification card, which must be carried at all times by the compliance officer when exercising powers under this Act.
A compliance officer whose appointment as such ceases must return any identification card issued to him or her under subsection (3) to the Authority.
The Authority must also issue to each compliance officer, a written authorisation specifying —
such of the powers specified in section 110 as exercisable by a compliance officer, as what the compliance officer may exercise, and no other powers; and
the particular place or premises or description of places or premises in Singapore where the compliance officer may exercise those powers or any of them, provided that the place or premises is —
an approved gambling venue; or
where a licensee or former 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, class licensee or former licensee.
The authorisation of the Authority under subsection (5) issued to a compliance officer may also do either or both of the following:
limit when the compliance officer may exercise those powers or any of them; (b)limit the circumstances in which the compliance officer may exercise those powers or any of them.
To avoid doubt, the Authority cannot authorise under this section a compliance officer —
to detain or arrest any individual;
to search any place or individual; or
to seize any property.
The powers that a compliance officer may be authorised under this section to exercise may be exercised only —
on production of the identification card issued under subsection (3); (b)to the extent authorised by the Authority under subsection (5); and
as directed (generally or specially) by a police officer or an authorised officer.
A compliance officer who is authorised under subsection (5) to exercise any power expressly specified in that authorisation as exercisable by a compliance officer is deemed to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871 when exercising that power.
To avoid doubt, a compliance officer does not cease to be acting on the direction of the Authority or an authorised officer by reason only that the Authority or an authorised officer is not present at any time.
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;
An individual who is appointed as a compliance officer under subsection (1) does not, by virtue only of the appointment, become an agent of the Government.
The Authority may, for any reason that appears to it to be sufficient, at any time revoke an individual’s appointment as a compliance officer.
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;
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;
category 1 key officer
Defined · s 3“category 1 key officer”, in relation to an applicant or a licensee, means an individual who is within a class of key officers prescribed to be category 1 key officers of such an applicant or a licensee;
class licensee
Defined · s 3“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
compliance officer
Defined · s 3“compliance officer” means an individual who is appointed under section 123 as a compliance officer;
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;
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;
public authority
Defined · s 3“public authority” means any body established or constituted by or under any public Act to perform a public function;
responsible executive
Defined · s 3“responsible executive”, in relation to an applicant or a licensee or class licensee, means an officer thereof who is —(a)in the case of a corporation, a director, chief executive, general manager or a person in a position analogous to any of those offices;(b)in the case of a corporation whose affairs are managed by its members, a member designated by those members to be the responsible executive of the corporation;(c)in the case of a partnership (including a limited partnership), a partner of the partnership; or(d)in the case of a society or unincorporated association (other than a partnership), a president, secretary or treasurer or a person in a position analogous to that of a president, secretary or treasurer,and includes any person carrying out the duties of any such office referred to in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) if the office is vacant;
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