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Common Gaming Houses Act

(Chapter 49)

Common Gaming Houses (Private Bodies — Exemption) Notification 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Common Gaming Houses (Private Bodies — Exemption) Notification 2000 and shall come into operation on 25th March 2000.

Definitions

2. In this Notification —

“enclosed part”, in relation to any premises, means any part of the premises that has a ceiling or roof, and is, except for doors and passageways, completely enclosed by walls or windows;

“member”, in relation to a private body, means —

(a)	where the private body is a company, an officer or employee of the company, or a person who is entitled under contract to use any of the recreational facilities provided by the company;
(b)	where the private body is a co-operative society, a member of the co-operative society within the meaning of the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 62);
(c)	where the private body is a society, a member of the society within the meaning of the Societies Act (Cap. 311);
(d)	where the private body is a mutual benefit organisation, a member of the mutual benefit organisation within the meaning of the Mutual Benefit Organisations Act (Cap. 191); or
(e)	where the private body is a trade union, a member of the trade union within the meaning of the Trade Unions Act (Cap. 333);

“private body” means —

(a)	a company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50);
(b)	a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act;
(c)	a society registered under the Societies Act;
(d)	a mutual benefit organisation registered under the Mutual Benefit Organisations Act; or
(e)	a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act,

which does not have as an object stated in its memorandum and articles of association, or by-laws or rules, as the case may be, any object related to gaming.

Exemption

3. Any gaming conducted in any premises owned or used by a private body shall be exempted from the provisions of the Act if the conditions specified in the Schedule are complied with.

Made this 21st day of March 2000.

PETER CHAN JER HING

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/086; AG/LEG/SL/49/96/1 Vol. 1]