Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 7 · Regulatory Sanctions
89. Regulatory action can continue despite licence expiry, etc.
Last amended by an amending law of 2024.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Subject to section 90, regulatory action started under section 88 against a licensee or class licensee may continue, and the Authority may exercise any powers under subsection (2), in relation to a former licensee or former class licensee, despite either of the following events:
regulatory action
“regulatory action” means any action that may be taken by the Authority under Part 7 against —(a)a licensee or class licensee; (b)a former licensee or former class licensee; or(c)a supplier of any gaming machine,and includes a confirmed interim order under section 91 and a directive under section 92;
the date of expiry, cancellation or surrender of the licensee’s licence;
the date the class licence stops applying.
The Authority may, if satisfied of any ground mentioned in section 88(1), do (without compensation) any one or more of the following:
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;
censure the former licensee or former class licensee in writing;
direct the former licensee or former class licensee to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in a direction to rectify any contravention or non‑compliance mentioned in section 88(1)(a) by the former licensee or former class licensee when the licence or class licence (as the case may be) was in force;
direct the former licensee or former class licensee to pay, within a period specified in a direction, a financial penalty of any amount that the Authority thinks fit, but not exceeding the maximum specified in section 88(2)(e).
Section 88(3), (4) and (5) applies to regulatory action under this section as it applies to any regulatory action under that section.
Terms defined in s 3
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;
class licence
Defined · s 3“class licence” means a class licence determined under an order made under section 60(1) and as from time to time varied under section 61;
class licensee
Defined · s 3“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
licence
Defined · s 3“licence” means a licence that is granted under section 54 and is in force;
licensee
Defined · s 3“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
regulatory action
Defined · s 3“regulatory action” means any action that may be taken by the Authority under Part 7 against —(a)a licensee or class licensee; (b)a former licensee or former class licensee; or(c)a supplier of any gaming machine,and includes a confirmed interim order under section 91 and a directive under section 92;
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