Singapore legislation

Clause 136

of Gambling Control Bill

Clause 136

Amendment of Civil Law Act 1909

Section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1909 is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately before the words “Common Gaming Houses Act 1961” in subsections (3A)(a), (3B), (3C) and (3E) (definition of “private body”), the word “repealed”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately before the words “Betting Act 1960” in subsections (3A)(b) and (3D), the word “repealed”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately before the words “Remote Gambling Act 2014” in subsections (3A)(ba)(i) and (3DA), the word “repealed”;

(d)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of subsection (3A)(c);

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the words “Private Lotteries Act 2011” in subsections (3A)(d) and (3E) (definition of “private lottery”), the word “repealed”; and

(f)

by deleting the full‑stop at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (3A) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)a contract by way of gaming, wagering or betting that is conducted, promoted, organised or administered by —

(i)

a licensee or class licensee within the meaning of the Gambling Control Act 2022;

(ii)

a person mentioned in section 18(1)(d) or (f) of the Gambling Control Act 2022 in the circumstances described in that section; or

(iii)

a person who is exempted under section 128 of the Gambling Control Act 2022 from section 18 of that Act.”.