§ 54 — Grant of licences

54.—(1) Subject to this section, after considering any application under section 53 for or to renew a licence, the Authority may —(a)

on payment of —(i)

the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to provide the gambling service authorised by the licence; or

(ii)

a renewal fee (if prescribed) or, in the case of a late renewal application a late renewal fee (if prescribed), renew the licence; or

(b)

refuse to grant or renew the licence, as the case may be.

(2) In deciding whether an applicant should be granted a licence, or the applicant’s licence should be renewed, and the conditions to impose or modify, the Authority must have regard, and give such weight as the Authority considers appropriate, to all of the following matters:(a)

whether the applicant is or is not —(i)

carrying on or intending to provide any other gambling service; or

(ii)

a holder of another licence or already a class licensee;

(b)

the demand for the gambling service in the application;

(c)

whether the applicant does or does not have (or is likely or unlikely to have) the financial capacity and ability to provide the gambling service in the application in accordance with the provisions of this Act and according to the applicable standards;

(d)

whether the applicant, and every responsible executive and category 1 key officer of the applicant, is a suitable person to be involved in providing the gambling service in the application;

(e)

whether the licensee has gambling service agents;

(f)

whether it is otherwise contrary to the public interest or national security of Singapore for the licence to be granted to the applicant.

(3) To avoid doubt —(a)

the Authority is not confined to consideration of the matters specified in subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant; and

(b)

this Act applies to an application for the renewal of a licence as if it were an application for a new licence.

(4) Without affecting subsection (1), the Authority may grant a renewal of a licence with or without modifying the conditions of the licence, but section 58(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to or in relation to granting a renewal of a licence with modifications to the conditions of the licence.

(5) A licence must not be granted to any person who is not an entity.

—(1) Subject to this section, after considering any application under section 53 for or to renew a licence, the Authority may —(a)

on payment of —(i)

the applicable licence fee (if prescribed), grant the applicant a licence authorising the applicant to provide the gambling service authorised by the licence; or

(ii)

a renewal fee (if prescribed) or, in the case of a late renewal application a late renewal fee (if prescribed), renew the licence; or

(b)

refuse to grant or renew the licence, as the case may be.

(2) In deciding whether an applicant should be granted a licence, or the applicant’s licence should be renewed, and the conditions to impose or modify, the Authority must have regard, and give such weight as the Authority considers appropriate, to all of the following matters:(a)

whether the applicant is or is not —(i)

carrying on or intending to provide any other gambling service; or

(ii)

a holder of another licence or already a class licensee;

(b)

the demand for the gambling service in the application;

(c)

whether the applicant does or does not have (or is likely or unlikely to have) the financial capacity and ability to provide the gambling service in the application in accordance with the provisions of this Act and according to the applicable standards;

(d)

whether the applicant, and every responsible executive and category 1 key officer of the applicant, is a suitable person to be involved in providing the gambling service in the application;

(e)

whether the licensee has gambling service agents;

(f)

whether it is otherwise contrary to the public interest or national security of Singapore for the licence to be granted to the applicant.

(3) To avoid doubt —(a)

the Authority is not confined to consideration of the matters specified in subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant; and

(b)

this Act applies to an application for the renewal of a licence as if it were an application for a new licence.

(4) Without affecting subsection (1), the Authority may grant a renewal of a licence with or without modifying the conditions of the licence, but section 58(2), (3) and (4) does not apply to or in relation to granting a renewal of a licence with modifications to the conditions of the licence.

(5) A licence must not be granted to any person who is not an entity.