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No. S 489

Casino Control Act

(CHAPTER 33A)

Casino Control
(Exemption from Exclusion from Casino)
(Amendment) Order 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 165A(1A) of the Casino Control Act, Mr Chan Chun Sing, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Social and Family Development, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Casino Control (Exemption from Exclusion from Casino) (Amendment) Order 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2013.

Deletion and substitution of paragraph 2

2. Paragraph 2 of the Casino Control (Exemption from Exclusion from Casino) Order 2013 (G.N. No. S 82/2013) is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:

“Definitions

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Housing and Development Board” means the Housing and Development Board established under section 3 of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129);

“permanent resident” has the same meaning as in section 5(4) of the Legal Aid and Advice Act (Cap. 160).”.

Amendment of paragraph 3

3. Paragraph 3 of the Casino Control (Exemption from Exclusion from Casino) Order 2013 is amended by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph:

“(3) A person is not excluded from entering or remaining, or taking part in any gaming, on any casino premises even though he is a person referred to in section 165A(1)(a) of the Act, if and only if he is on the legal aid scheme under the International Child Abduction Act (Cap. 143C) and is not a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore.”.

Made this 31st day of July 2013.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social and Family Development,
Singapore.

[MSF 132-20-391; AG/LLRD/SL/33A/2010/32 Vol. 1]