Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Public Entertainments (Demerit Points) Rules 2017

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024S 567/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 567/2023 wef 31/12/2021S 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024S 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024S 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —“credit” includes any form of financial accommodation;“current demerit points” means demerit points that have been recorded in the demerit points register and have not been cancelled;“demerit points offence” means an offence under section 28(1)(c) of the Act for contravening a condition of a licence;“fun fair” means an amusement fair which is, or may be, established and operated at a particular place or premises for a continuous period of not more than 31 days, being a place or premises to which the public or any class of the public has access, whether gratuitously or otherwise;“licence” means a licence issued or renewed under the Act authorising —

(a)

the provision of any public entertainment in a particular place or premises in respect of which a Class 1A or Class 1B liquor licence is granted under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015;

(b)

the provision of any of the following public entertainment at a particular place or premises:

(i)

an amusement centre;

(ii)

a billiard saloon;

(iii)

a computer games centre; or

(c)

the provision of any public entertainment which is any machine or device by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind, at a particular place or premises except at a fun fair;“licensee” means the holder of a licence;“Licensing Officer” means the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer;“merchant voucher”, means any voucher (including any virtual voucher such as a QR code) that, on the redemption of the voucher and the fulfilment of the conditions specified in the voucher, entitles the holder of the voucher to —

(a)

receive, free of charge, the goods and services specified by the voucher; or

(b)

pay a reduced price for, or receive a rebate upon purchasing, the goods and services specified by the voucher;“money equivalent” has the meaning given by section 14 of the Gambling Control Act 2022, except that a reference to “any gambling” in that section is to be read as a reference to “any public entertainment”;“new licence” means a licence that —

(a)

is issued on or after 1 August 2017 in respect of a particular place or premises and authorising the provision of a specified public entertainment; and

(b)

is not issued in substitution for a licence in respect of the same place or premises and for the same type of public entertainment, and which has expired immediately before its issue;“probation period”, for a licensee holding a new licence, means a period —

(a)

starting from the day on which the licensee is issued the licence; and

(b)

ending 12 consecutive months after the date in paragraph (a);“restricted prize” means a prize that —

(a)

has a value of $100 or more; or

(b)

is or includes money, a money equivalent, the provision of credit, or a merchant voucher;“specified public entertainment” means any type of public entertainment set out in the First Schedule.

Definition

“credit” includes any form of financial accommodation;

Amended byS 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Definition

“current demerit points” means demerit points that have been recorded in the demerit points register and have not been cancelled;

Definition

“demerit points offence” means an offence under section 28(1)(c) of the Act for contravening a condition of a licence;

Amended byS 567/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“fun fair” means an amusement fair which is, or may be, established and operated at a particular place or premises for a continuous period of not more than 31 days, being a place or premises to which the public or any class of the public has access, whether gratuitously or otherwise;

Definition

“licence” means a licence issued or renewed under the Act authorising —

(a)

the provision of any public entertainment in a particular place or premises in respect of which a Class 1A or Class 1B liquor licence is granted under the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015;

(b)

the provision of any of the following public entertainment at a particular place or premises:

(i)

an amusement centre;

(ii)

a billiard saloon;

(iii)

a computer games centre; or

(c)

the provision of any public entertainment which is any machine or device by the manipulation of which chances are given of obtaining prizes in money or kind, at a particular place or premises except at a fun fair;

Amended byS 567/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Definition

“licensee” means the holder of a licence;

Definition

“Licensing Officer” means the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer;

Definition

“merchant voucher”, means any voucher (including any virtual voucher such as a QR code) that, on the redemption of the voucher and the fulfilment of the conditions specified in the voucher, entitles the holder of the voucher to —

(a)

receive, free of charge, the goods and services specified by the voucher; or

(b)

pay a reduced price for, or receive a rebate upon purchasing, the goods and services specified by the voucher;

Amended byS 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Definition

“money equivalent” has the meaning given by section 14 of the Gambling Control Act 2022, except that a reference to “any gambling” in that section is to be read as a reference to “any public entertainment”;

Amended byS 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Definition

“new licence” means a licence that —

(a)

is issued on or after 1 August 2017 in respect of a particular place or premises and authorising the provision of a specified public entertainment; and

(b)

is not issued in substitution for a licence in respect of the same place or premises and for the same type of public entertainment, and which has expired immediately before its issue;

Definition

“probation period”, for a licensee holding a new licence, means a period —

(a)

starting from the day on which the licensee is issued the licence; and

(b)

ending 12 consecutive months after the date in paragraph (a);

Definition

“restricted prize” means a prize that —

(a)

has a value of $100 or more; or

(b)

is or includes money, a money equivalent, the provision of credit, or a merchant voucher;

Amended byS 142/2024 wef 01/03/2024

Definition

“specified public entertainment” means any type of public entertainment set out in the First Schedule.