PART 2 | Application may be made by agent |
3. An application may be made —| (a) | by the applicant; or | | (b) | on behalf of an applicant which is an entity, by an agent whose authorisation to do so accompanies the application. |
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| Cut‑off time for some renewal applications |
4.—(1) For the purposes of section 53(3) of the Act, a section 53 application to renew a licence must be made as follows: | (a) | no later than 3 months before the date of expiry of the licence unless sub‑paragraph (b) applies; | | (b) | no later than 6 months before the date of expiry of the licence where the licensee is —| (i) | authorised under the licence granted or deemed granted under the Act to conduct betting operations in or from a place in Singapore; and | | (ii) | a totalisator agency under the supervision of the Singapore Totalisator Board established under section 3 of the Singapore Totalisator Board Act 1987. |
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(2) For the purposes of section 63 of the Act, a section 63 application to renew an approval of any place or premises as an approved gambling venue for a licensee to provide a gambling service must be made as follows: | (a) | no later than 3 months before the date of expiry of the approval unless sub‑paragraph (b) applies; | | (b) | no later than 6 months before the date of expiry of the approval where the licensee is —| (i) | authorised under the licence granted or deemed granted under the Act to conduct betting operations in or from a place in Singapore; and | | (ii) | a totalisator agency under the supervision of the Singapore Totalisator Board established under section 3 of the Singapore Totalisator Board Act 1987. |
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| (3) For the purposes of section 69(5) of the Act, a section 69 application to renew an approval under section 70 of the Act must be made no later than 2 months before the date of expiry of the approval. |
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| Section 63 application to accompany section 53 application |
| 5. For the purposes of section 53(2)(d) of the Act, a section 53 application by a section 53 applicant must be accompanied by a section 63 application for the place or premises to be an approved gambling venue for the section 53 applicant to provide a gambling service which is the subject of the section 53 application, and the section 53 applicant must also be a section 63 applicant. |
| Section 53 application by community organisation |
6.—(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of section 53(2)(d) of the Act, with respect to the prescribed information required in a section 53 application by a community organisation.(2) The prescribed information required for every section 53 application by a community organisation for a licence to provide a gambling service must be accompanied by the following information:| (a) | the constitution or other constituting documents of the community organisation; | | (b) | the name and Unique Entity Number (UEN) of the community organisation; | | (c) | the place in Singapore at which the central management and control of the community organisation is ordinarily exercised; | | (d) | a general description of the nature of the business of the community organisation, including the period that the business has been carried on by the community organisation. |
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(3) In addition, a section 53 application by a community organisation for a licence to provide a gambling service consisting of making available one or more gaming machines for the purpose of recreational gambling, must be accompanied by —| (a) | the total number of members or, of members in each category of members if there is more than one category, in a period of 12 months ending no earlier than 2 months (or than a longer period allowed by the Authority for any particular section 53 application) immediately before the date the section 53 application is made, being information which is certified as correct by a person who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act 2004 as a public accountant; and | | (b) | a description of all other facilities or amenities provided or to be provided by the section 53 applicant to its members by way of sport, recreation or amusement. |
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(4) In addition, a section 53 application by a community organisation for a licence to provide a gambling service of offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating playing a game of chance like Tombola for a prize, must be accompanied by —| (a) | the total number of members or, of members in each category of members if there is more than one category, in a period of 12 months ending no earlier than 2 months (or than a longer period allowed by the Authority for any particular section 53 application) immediately before the date the section 53 application is made, being information which is certified as correct by a person who is registered or deemed to be registered under the Accountants Act 2004 as a public accountant; and | | (b) | a description of all other facilities or amenities provided or to be provided by the section 53 applicant to its members. |
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(5) In addition, a section 53 application by a community organisation for a licence to provide a gambling service offering an opportunity to or otherwise facilitating gambling solely for the purpose of social bonding and recreation among its members on the premises occupied by the community organisation, must be accompanied by —| (a) | the type and description of a surveillance system installed or to be installed on the premises occupied by the community organisation and where the gambling service is or is to be provided; and | | (b) | a description of all other facilities and amenities provided or to be provided, and all events organised or to be organised, by the section 53 applicant to and for its members. |
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(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5) —| (a) | a member of a community organisation does not receive a prize, profit or benefit from the proceeds of a gambling service conducted by the community organisation by virtue only of the fact that he or she, as a member of the community organisation, shares with the other members in the facilities or services provided by the community organisation; and | | (b) | where a community organisation is a religious body occupying premises consecrated or dedicated for use as a place of worship, a reference in paragraph (5) to a member of the community organisation is a reference to a member of the community organisation who is permitted under the rules of that organisation to engage in gambling on those premises. |
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7.—(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of the prescribed information required by section 69(5)(c) of the Act.(2) Where the section 69 application concerns a gambling service involving any race, competition, sporting event or other event or process mentioned in section 69(1) of the Act, the section 69 application must be accompanied by the following:| (a) | the name of the proposed race, competition, sporting event or other event or process the outcome of which bets are to be received, accepted or negotiated by or on behalf of the licensee (called in this regulation the relevant event); | | (b) | the reason for wanting to conduct betting operations in respect of the relevant event; | | (c) | the means by which bets for the relevant event will be received or accepted by or on behalf of the licensee; | | (d) | the proposed period the licensee intends to conduct the betting operations in relation to the relevant event, where applicable; | | (e) | such other information as the Authority may require to decide the application; | | (f) | documents and other evidence of the information mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). |
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(3) Where the section 69 application concerns a gambling service involving any of the activities mentioned in section 69(2) of the Act, the section 69 application must be accompanied by the following relating to those activities:| (a) | the name of the activity; | | (b) | the rules and processes of the activity, including the rules and processes for receiving, accepting and negotiating of bets, and paying out to customers; | | (c) | a description of how the outcome or results of any bet are determined; | | (d) | the proposed period the licensee intends to conduct the activity, where applicable; | | (e) | such other information as the Authority may require to decide the application; | | (f) | documents and other evidence of the information mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). |
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(4) Where the section 69 application concerns a gambling service mentioned in section 69(3) or (4) of the Act involving conducting gaming or a lottery (as the case may be), the section 69 application must be accompanied by the following:| (a) | the name of the game of chance or lottery; | | (b) | a description and rules of the game of chance or lottery; | | (c) | a description of how the game of chance or lottery outcome or results are determined; | | (d) | the proposed period the licensee intends to offer or facilitate others to play the game of chance or to participate in the lottery, where applicable; | | (e) | such other information as the Authority may require to decide the application; | | (f) | documents and other evidence of the information mentioned in sub‑paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e). |
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