Section 35 — Unlawful employment of young person in gambling

(1)Subject to subsection (4), a person who employs in Singapore an individual who is below 21 years of age (called in this section a young person) to conduct a betting operation, gaming or a lottery in or from Singapore in accordance with arrangements made by that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $300,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 years or to both.

(2)A reference in subsection (1) to employing a young person includes, in particular, a reference —

(a)to employing or engaging the young person whether or not under a contract of employment; and

(b)to causing or permitting the young person to be employed or engaged.

(3)However, a person (A) is not guilty of an offence under this section if A proves, on a balance of probabilities, that —

(a)A had reasonable grounds to believe and did make reasonable inquiries to ascertain that the individual employed or to be employed was not a young person; or

(b)A had received from the individual employed or to be employed evidence purporting to show that that individual was not a young person, and that it was reasonable to and A did accept that evidence as correct.

(4)Nothing in this section prohibits or makes unlawful a licensee or a class licensee engaging in any of the following in connection with the licensee or class licensee providing a gambling service authorised by or under the licence or class licence thereof:

(a)the employing or engaging of a young person (whether or not under a contract of employment) to perform any managerial, clerical, secretarial or administrative work that is wholly performed within enclosed premises;

(b)the causing of or permitting a young person to be employed or engaged, to perform any managerial, clerical, secretarial or administrative work that is wholly performed within enclosed premises.