Private Lotteries Act 2011 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Duties, Offences and Penalties
16. Duty and penalty payable by promoter
Feedback & supportThe duty and penalty required to be paid under this Act are payable by the promoter of the private lottery.
promoter
“promoter”, in the case of a lottery promoted by a society, means the individual who, or the secretary (or similar official) of the society who, promotes the lottery, and in the case of a lottery promoted, held, drawn or managed outside Singapore, the principal official of the local or affiliated branch or section of the society;
Where the promoter, being a society, defaults in the payment of the duty or penalty or any part thereof, any person who is a member of the governing body or board of trustees of the society is jointly and severally liable with the society for the payment of any amount due in respect of the duty and penalty.
society
“society” includes a club, an institution, an organisation or other association or body of persons by whatever name called, and each local or affiliated branch or section of a society is to be regarded as a separate and distinct society;
The Minister for Finance may remit, wholly or in part, the duty payable by any person under this Act.