Casino Control (Advertising) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

No. S 62

Casino Control Act

(CHAPTER 33A)

Casino Control
(Advertising) (Amendment)
Regulations 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 200 of the Casino Control Act, the Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Home Affairs, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Casino Control (Advertising) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2013.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. Regulation 3 of the Casino Control (Advertising) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 86/2010) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons:

(a)	a casino operator;
(b)	a licensed international market agent;
(c)	a licensed international market agent representative;
(d)	a licensed special employee;
(e)	an applicant for a casino licence, an international market agent’s licence, an international market agent representative’s licence or a special employee licence during the period that the application is under consideration and has not been determined; and
(f)	any person acting on behalf of, under any arrangement with, or with the consent of, a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e).”.

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by inserting, immediately after the words “Changi Airport” in sub-paragraph (a), the words “, Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore, International Passenger Terminal at HarbourFront Centre”; and
(b)	by inserting, immediately after the words “Changi Airport” in sub-paragraph (c)(iii), the words “, Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore or International Passenger Terminal at HarbourFront Centre”.

Amendment of regulation 5

4. Regulation 5(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “junket promoter” and substituting the words “international market agent”.

Amendment of regulation 6

5. Regulation 6(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “junket promoter” and substituting the words “international market agent”.

Deletion and substitution of regulation 9

6. Regulation 9 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:

“Offence and disciplinary action

9.—(1) Any casino operator, licensed international market agent, licensed international market agent representative or licensed special employee who, on or after 31st January 2013, contravenes regulation 3(1), 4A, 5(1) or (2), 6(1) or (2) or 8 shall —

(a)	in the case of a casino operator, be liable to disciplinary action under section 54 of the Act;
(b)	in the case of a licensed international market agent or licensed international market agent representative, be liable to disciplinary action under the Casino Control (Casino Marketing Arrangements) Regulations 2013 (G.N. No. S 65/2013); and
(c)	in the case of a licensed special employee, be liable to disciplinary action under section 93 of the Act.

(2) Any other person who contravenes regulation 3(1), 4A, 5(1) or (2), 6(1) or (2) or 8 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.”.

[G.N. No. S 627/2011]

Made this 30th day of January 2013.

RICHARD MAGNUS

Chairman,
Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore.

[CRA 206.02.00002; AG/LLRD/SL/33A/2010/13 Vol. 2]

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