Casino Control (Problem Gambling — Exclusion Orders) Rules 2008
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 170 of the Casino Control Act, the National Council on Problem Gambling, with the approval of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Rules:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1. These Rules may be cited as the Casino Control (Problem Gambling — Exclusion Orders) Rules 2008 and shall come into operation on 15th December 2008.
Definitions
2.—(1) In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“register” means the register of excluded persons under rule 3;
“secretary” means the secretary to the Council appointed under section 155(2) of the Act.
“self-exclusion order” means an exclusion order given by a Committee against a person on the voluntary application of that person under section 165(2) of the Act;
“third-party exclusion order ” means an exclusion order made by a Committee on its own motion against a person under section 165(1) of the Act.
(2) In these Rules, a reference to “the excluded person”, in relation to an appeal to the Council against an exclusion order or an application to the Council for variation or revocation of an exclusion order or a family exclusion order, means the excluded person to whom the appeal or application relates.
Register of excluded persons
3. The secretary shall keep and maintain a register of persons against whom any of the following orders have been made:
(a)
a family exclusion order;
(b)
a third-party exclusion order;
(c)
a self-exclusion order.
Records to be maintained
4. The secretary shall keep and maintain —
(a)
records of every application for a family exclusion order or an exclusion order made to the Council;
(b)
all records of proceedings made under rule 8;
(c)
records of every appeal against an exclusion order, and every application for variation or revocation of a family exclusion order or an exclusion order; and
(d)
such other records as the chairman may direct.
No disclosure of register or records except to certain persons
5. No person shall disclose particulars or information in the register maintained under rule 3 or records maintained under rule 4, except to —
(a)
the Minister;
(b)
any member or officer of the Council;
(c)
any officer of the Authority; or
(d)
any other person, with the express authorisation of the Minister.
Made this 4th day of December 2008.
LIM HOCK SAN
Chairman, National Council on Problem Gambling, Singapore.