Gambling Control Act 2022 · Updated to 21 Sep 2026 · Part 7 · Regulatory Sanctions
92. Directive regarding responsible executive or key officer
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
A directive under this section cannot be given in relation to a class licensee.
class licensee
“class licensee” means a person to which a class licence applies;
The Authority may give a directive to a licensee prohibiting the licensee from permitting to act as a responsible executive, or a category 1 key officer, of the licensee an individual —
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;
whom the Authority is of the opinion is no longer a suitable person to be involved in providing a gambling service authorised by the licensee’s licence; and
who is specified in the directive.
A directive under subsection (2) has to relate to an individual specified therein and may, in particular, direct the licensee concerned —
licensee
“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under this Act but does not include a class licensee;
to suspend for a period specified in the directive, the individual from the exercise of his or her office, employment or membership (as the case may be) pending consideration being given to the individual’s removal (whether under this section or otherwise) from his or her office, employment or membership; or (b)to remove, within the period specified in the directive, the individual from his or her office, employment or membership.
However, a period of suspension under subsection (3)(a) must not exceed 24 months.
No civil or criminal liability is incurred by the licensee or an officer, employee or agent of a licensee, for doing or omitting to do any act, if the act is done or omitted to be done with reasonable care and in good faith and for the purpose of the person complying with or giving effect to a directive under this section given to the licensee.
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;
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;
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;
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;
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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