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.
(1A)  In determining the suitability of the applicant under paragraph (1), the Authority may at its discretion consider the suitability of any associate of the applicant having regard to the relevant matters referred to in paragraph (1).
[S 64/2013 wef 31/01/2013]
(2)  The Authority, if it is satisfied that the applicant is suitable having regard to the matters in paragraphs (1) and (1A) 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 may impose.
[S 64/2013 wef 31/01/2013]