Section 53 — Application for or to renew licence

(1)An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Authority in accordance with this section.

(2)An application for or to renew a licence must —

(a)be in the form and manner the Authority specifies;

(b)be accompanied by an application fee, if prescribed;

(c)contain —

(i)an address in Singapore at which notices and other documents under this Act for the applicant may be served; or

(ii)the name and address of one or more persons in Singapore authorised by the applicant to accept on the applicant’s behalf service of notices and other documents under this Act; and

(d)be accompanied by the prescribed information and any other additional information that the Authority requires to decide on the application.

(3)In addition, an application to renew a licence must be made no later than a prescribed period before the date of expiry of the licence, unless otherwise allowed by the Authority in any particular case which must then be treated as a late renewal application.

(4)The Authority may refuse to consider an application for or to renew a licence —

(a)that is incomplete or not made in accordance with this section; or

(b)where an investigation or inquiry mentioned in subsection (5) in relation to the application is refused by the applicant.

(5)Upon receiving an application for or to renew a licence, the Authority may carry out, or arrange to be carried out by any authorised officer, such investigations and inquiries in relation to the application as the Authority considers necessary for a proper consideration of the application, which may include an inspection of either or both the following:

(a)the place or premises on or at which the applicant intends to provide the gambling service to be authorised by the licence;

(b)any vehicle, equipment or other thing which the applicant intends to use to provide the gambling service in the application.