Singapore legislation
Regulation 31
Regulation 31
Duty not to knowingly permit illegal activities, etc.
Subregulation 1
The licensee in respect of a hotel must not knowingly permit any illegal activity to take place within the hotel.
Subregulation 2
The licensee must, without delay, notify the police if the licensee has reason to believe that —
any illegal activity is taking place within the hotel; or
any controlled drug, corrosive substance, explosive substance, offensive weapon, explosive, explosive precursor, gun, noxious substance or weapon has been brought into or left within the hotel.
Subregulation 3
In this regulation —[Deleted by S 478/2025 wef 03/07/2025]
Definition
“abuse”, in relation to any controlled drug, means to smoke, administer or otherwise consume the controlled drug;
Definition
“child” and “young person” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1993;
Definition
“controlled drug” and “traffic” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;
Definition
“corrosive substance”, “explosive substance” and “offensive weapon” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958;
Definition
“criminal conduct” and “drug dealing” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992;
Definition
“explosive” and “explosive precursor” have the meanings given by section 4 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021;
Definition
“gun” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021;
Definition
“illegal activity” means —
any gambling prohibited under any written law; (b)any abuse of any controlled drug;
any of the following:
to traffic in a controlled drug;
to offer to traffic in a controlled drug;
to do or offer to do any act preparatory to or for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled drug;
any acquisition, possession, use, concealment or transfer of the benefits arising from any drug dealing or criminal conduct; (e)any possession of any explosive, explosive precursor, gun, noxious substance or weapon that is not authorised under the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021;
any carrying and unlawful possession of a gun under section 3(1) or 3A of the Arms Offences Act 1973;
any possession, provision, collection or use of, or dealing with property, or any provision of services or facilitation of financial transactions, constituting a terrorism financing offence within the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002;
any use of premises by an organised criminal group that is prohibited under section 10 of the Organised Crime Act 2015;
any unlawful assembly within the meaning of section 141 of the Penal Code 1871;
any unlicensed moneylending within the meaning of the Moneylenders Act 2008;
any wrongful restraint or wrongful confinement under any written law; (l)any robbery or gang‑robbery within the meaning of section 390 or 391 of the Penal Code 1871;
any sexual exploitation of a child or young person, sexual assault or rape;
any act done to cause the death of a pregnant woman or the unborn child of a pregnant woman, or any disposal of the dead body of the pregnant woman or unborn child; or
any extortion of any person within the meaning of section 383 of the Penal Code 1871;
Definition
“noxious substance” and “weapon” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021.