Division 1 — Approved manufacturers and approved suppliers
Application to be approved manufacturer or approved supplier
3.—(1)  For the purposes of section 103(a) of the Act, any manufacturer of gaming machines or supplier of gaming machines which intends to manufacture or supply gaming machines for use in any casino may apply to the Authority to be an approved manufacturer or approved supplier.
(2)  A consolidated application may be submitted on behalf of a group of corporations, consisting of related corporations within the meaning of section 6 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50), for each corporation named in the application (each considered an applicant for the purpose of this Part) to be listed on the Approved List as an approved manufacturer or approved supplier.
(3)  Every application under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be submitted in such form and manner as the Authority may provide and shall be accompanied by —
(a)the appropriate application fee specified in the First Schedule, which fee is not refundable;
(b)the disclosure of corporate or individual information in the form provided by the Authority for the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) and such associates of the applicant or applicants as the Authority may specify; and
(c)such other documents as the Authority may require to determine the application.
(4)  The Authority shall, on receiving an application under paragraph (1) or (2), cause to be carried out all such investigations and inquiries in relation to the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application) as it considers necessary to enable it to consider the application properly and, in particular, may —
(a)investigate the applicant and any person whose association with the applicant is, in the opinion of the Authority, relevant to the application, in relation to the person’s suitability to be an approved manufacturer or approved supplier or to be associated therewith; and
(b)require the applicant or any person whose association with the applicant is, in the opinion of the Authority, relevant to the application to ––
(i)provide such information or produce such records relevant to the investigation of the application as may be necessary; or
(ii)furnish such authorisations or consents as the Authority may direct for the purpose of enabling the Authority to obtain information (including financial and other confidential information) concerning the person and his associates from other persons.
(5)  The Authority may refuse to consider an application under paragraph (1) or (2) if ––
(a)the application is incomplete;
(b)any person refuses to allow the investigation or fails to comply with any requirement of the Authority under paragraph (4) in respect of that application; or
(c)the application fee or the estimated costs of investigation required under regulation 4(2) are not paid.
Costs of investigation
4.—(1)  The costs of such investigations as may be required under regulation 3(4) shall be borne by the applicant or each applicant (in the case of a consolidated application).
(2)  The Authority may, from time to time, give a written notice to the applicant or group of applicants of the estimated costs of investigation and require the applicant or group of applicants to pay such estimated costs to the Authority within such period as may be specified in the notice.
(3)  At the conclusion of the investigation into the application or if the application is withdrawn, the Authority shall certify the actual costs of the investigation, and shall ––
(a)where the actual costs of investigation are lower than the amount paid under paragraph (2), refund the excess without interest to the person who paid the estimated costs; or
(b)where the actual costs of investigation are higher than the amount paid under paragraph (2), by a written notice, require the applicant or group of applicants to reimburse the Authority the excess within such period as may be specified in the notice.
Determination of application
5.—(1)  For the purpose of determining whether an applicant is suitable to be an approved manufacturer or approved supplier, as the case may be, the Authority shall have regard to whether —
(a)the applicant is of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity;
(b)the applicant is of sound and stable financial background;
(c)the applicant has sufficient technical capability to manufacture, install, test, inspect, maintain or repair gaming machines in accordance with the technical standards;
(d)the applicant has any business association with any person, body or association who or which, in the opinion of the Authority, is not of good repute having regard to character, honesty and integrity or has undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources;
(e)each director, partner, executive officer and any other officer or person determined by the Authority to be associated or connected with the ownership, administration or management of the operations or business of the applicant is a suitable person to act in that capacity;
(f)the applicant has any undesirable or unsatisfactory financial resources; and
(g)the applicant has a consistent track record of compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to it, whether in relation to its business as a manufacturer or supplier of gaming machines or otherwise and whether in Singapore or elsewhere.
(2)  The Authority, if it is satisfied that the applicant is suitable having regard to the matters in paragraph (1) may, by a letter issued to the applicant, approve the applicant to be an approved manufacturer or approved supplier, subject to such conditions as the Authority thinks fit.
Approved List of approved manufacturers and approved suppliers
6.  The Authority shall maintain an Approved List of approved manufacturers and approved suppliers, which it may publish on its official website from time to time.
Duties of approved manufacturer and approved supplier
7.—(1)  Every approved manufacturer and approved supplier shall comply with the following duties:
(a)notify the Authority in writing of any of the matters set out in the Second Schedule, as soon as practicable and, in any event, no later than 14 days after the event has occurred;
(b)when requested by the Authority to do so —
(i)provide to the Authority such information as the Authority may specify; and
(ii)produce such records as the Authority may specify and permit the Authority to examine the records, take extracts from them and make copies of them; and
(c)attend before the Authority or an inspector in relation to any matters relevant to its approval as an approved manufacturer or approved supplier, or to other matters specified by the Authority, and to answer questions relating to those matters.
(2)  Every approved manufacturer and approved supplier shall, in addition, comply with the following requirements:
(a)ensure that every gaming machine manufactured or supplied by it to any casino in Singapore ––
(i)has been manufactured to comply with the technical standards applicable to that gaming machine and any other requirements in notices given by the Authority in relation to that gaming machine or class of gaming machines; and
(ii)has been approved by the Authority, or is of a class of gaming machines which has been approved by the Authority;
(b)ensure that it meets any performance requirements set by the Authority relating to the performance of the gaming machines manufactured or supplied by it to any casino in Singapore;
(c)attend periodic meetings with the Authority when requested to do so; and
(d)where the approved manufacturer or approved supplier has no place of business in Singapore, notify the Authority of an address in Singapore for the service of any notice, order or legal process and a person or persons authorised to accept service on its behalf.
(3)  If any approved manufacturer or approved supplier fails to comply with any of the requirements under this regulation, the Authority may, by written notice, require the approved manufacturer or approved supplier to rectify the failure or take such other corrective action within a specified time as the Authority may determine.
(4)  Without prejudice to the right of the Authority to give a notice under paragraph (3), any approved manufacturer or approved supplier which fails to comply with paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
Regular investigations of suitability
8.  The Authority may, from time to time, investigate ––
(a)an approved manufacturer;
(b)an approved supplier; or
(c)any person who, in the opinion of the Authority, is an associate of an approved manufacturer or approved supplier,
to determine whether the approved manufacturer or approved supplier is suitable to continue as an approved manufacturer or approved supplier.
Voluntary withdrawal from Approved List
9.—(1)  An approved manufacturer or approved supplier may send a request in writing to the Authority to discontinue as an approved manufacturer or approved supplier.
(2)  The Authority may refuse to allow the request under paragraph (1) if ––
(a)any action commenced by the Authority under regulation 10, or any investigation which may result in such action, against the approved manufacturer or approved supplier is pending; or
(b)any investigation by the Authority in respect of any gaming machine manufactured or supplied by the approved manufacturer or approved supplier is pending.
Removal from Approved List by Authority
10.—(1)  Where any approved manufacturer or approved supplier —
(a)is, for specified reasons, considered by the Authority to be no longer suitable to continue to be an approved manufacturer or approved supplier;
(b)fails to comply with regulation 7(2) or a written notice under regulation 7(3); or
(c)is convicted of any offence under the Act or regulations made thereunder,
the Authority may take any of the following actions:
(i)issue a letter of censure to the approved manufacturer or approved supplier;
(ii)suspend its approval of the approved manufacturer or approved supplier for a specified period not exceeding 6 months;
(iii)cancel its approval of the approved manufacturer or approved supplier.
(2)  The Authority may, in its discretion, cancel its approval of any approved manufacturer or approved supplier which has had no business dealings with any casino operator for a continuous period of 3 years or more.
(3)  The Authority shall, before taking any action under paragraph (1) or (2), serve on the approved manufacturer or approved supplier a notice in writing giving the person an opportunity to show cause within a specified period why action should not be taken under that paragraph.
(4)  The approved manufacturer or approved supplier may, within the period allowed by the notice in paragraph (3), make submissions to the Authority as to why the action should not be taken and the Authority shall consider any submissions so made.
(5)  The Authority may, if the approved manufacturer or approved supplier fails to show cause within the specified period or fails to show sufficient cause, by giving written notice to the approved manufacturer or approved supplier, take such action in paragraph (1)(i), (ii) or (iii) against that person as the Authority sees fit.
(6)  The suspension or cancellation of approval under this regulation shall take effect when the notice under paragraph (5) is given or on such later date as may be specified in the notice.
(7)  While any approved manufacturer or approved supplier is suspended under this regulation, it shall not, for the purposes of these Regulations, be regarded as an approved manufacturer or approved supplier, as the case may be, during the period of its suspension.
(8)  The Authority may lift the suspension of its approval if it is satisfied that corrective action has been duly taken by the approved manufacturer or approved supplier.