Casino Control (Patron Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2009

No. S 432

Casino Control Act

(Chapter 33A)

Casino Control (Patron Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 112 and 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:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Casino Control (Patron Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2009 and shall come into operation on 23rd September 2009.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“appeal” means an appeal to the Authority under section 114 of the Act against a decision of the Patron Dispute Committee;

“counsel” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court or a foreign lawyer as defined under section 2 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161);

“dispute” means a dispute between a casino operator and a patron of the casino as to alleged winnings, alleged losses or the manner in which a game is conducted;

“dispute resolution period” has the meaning ascribed to it in regulation 3;

“parties”, in relation to any proceedings for a reconsideration or an appeal in respect of a dispute, means the casino operator and the patron concerned in the dispute;

“Patron Dispute Committee” means the committee appointed by the Authority under section 112(4) of the Act to reconsider an inspector’s decision;

“reconsideration” means a reconsideration of an inspector’s decision.

Made this 15th day of September 2009.

RICHARD MAGNUS

Chairman,
Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore.

[CRA 25/4/2C V.2; AG/LEG/SL/33A/2006/13 Vol. 1]

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