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Common Gaming Houses Act

(Chapter 49, Section 24(1))

Common Gaming Houses (Private Bodies — Exemption) Notification

N 8

G.N. No. S 127/2000

REVISED EDITION 2002

(31st January 2002)

[25th March 2000]

Citation

1. This Notification may be cited as the Common Gaming Houses (Private Bodies — Exemption) Notification.

Definitions

2. In this Notification —

“enclosed part”, in relation to any premises, means any part of the premises that has a ceiling or roof, and is, except for doors and passageways, completely enclosed by walls or windows;

“member”, in relation to a private body, means —

(a)	where the private body is a company, an officer or employee of the company, or a person who is entitled under contract to use any of the recreational facilities provided by the company;
(b)	where the private body is a co-operative society, a member of the co-operative society within the meaning of the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 62);
(c)	where the private body is a society, a member of the society within the meaning of the Societies Act (Cap. 311);
(d)	where the private body is a mutual benefit organisation, a member of the mutual benefit organisation within the meaning of the Mutual Benefit Organisations Act (Cap. 191); or
(e)	where the private body is a trade union, a member of the trade union within the meaning of the Trade Unions Act (Cap. 333);

“private body” means —

(a)	a company incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 50);
(b)	a co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap. 62);
(c)	a society registered under the Societies Act (Cap. 311);
(d)	a mutual benefit organisation registered under the Mutual Benefit Organisations Act; or
(e)	a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act,

which does not have as an object stated in its memorandum and articles of association, or by-laws or rules, as the case may be, any object related to gaming.

Exemption

3. Any gaming conducted in any premises owned or used by a private body shall be exempted from the provisions of the Act if the conditions specified in the Schedule are complied with.