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Singapore Totalisator Board Act 1987 PART 4 — MISCELLANEOUS

s 17–s 25 · 4 sections

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Admission to race courses

s 17

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17.—(1) A turf club may admit members of the public to any race course or premises under the control or supervision of the club or of any one or more of the officers of such club on payment of an admission fee. (2) A turf club may make by‑laws controlling the admission of persons to any race course or premises used or occupied by such club for race meetings or for the placing of investments on the totalisator. (3) Any by-laws made under this section may provide for the exclusion from a race course or such premises of any specified class or description of persons, either absolutely or subject to the conditions prescribed (if any) by such by‑laws. (4) This section —(a) is applicable to any race course despite the fact that it is or forms part of a reserve or other place in respect of which there exists a right of public use or entry; and (b) is not deemed to limit the power of any club to exclude or remove any person from any race course occupied by the club and which is free from such right of public use or entry. (5) An officer of the turf club may remove from the race course or such premises any person who contravenes any by‑law made under this section and who fails or refuses to leave the race course or such premises after being requested by such officer to do so. (6) Every by-law or amendment of or addition to or revocation of or substitution for any by-law made under this section must, within 30 days of its coming into operation —(a) be published on the website of the Singapore Turf Club (the publication cost of which must be borne by the turf club which made, amended, added to, revoked or substituted the by-laws); and (b) be displayed prominently within the premises of the turf club. (7) By-laws made under this section must not be inconsistent with any law for the time being in force in Singapore and any such by‑law which is so inconsistent is, to the extent of the inconsistency, void.[14

General exemption

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23. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette and subject to such conditions as the Minister may impose, exempt any person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act.[20B

Power to make regulations

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24. The Minister may make such regulations as the Minister considers necessary or expedient to give effect to the provisions and for the due administration of this Act.[Act 14 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022]

Property of Singapore Turf Club to be held on trust for Board

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25.—(1) The following property and funds of the Singapore Turf Club, a society registered under the Societies Act 1966, is with effect from 9 November 1987 deemed to be held by the Club on trust for the purposes of the Board and the Board may at any time require the Club to transfer to the Board any such property or funds for those purposes:(a) all immovable property owned by the Club on that date; (b) all funds and investments belonging to the Club on that date. (2) If any question arises as to whether any particular property, fund or investment is held on trust for the Board, the matter is to be determined by the Minister and a certificate under the hand of the Minister is conclusive evidence of the matter certified in the certificate. (3) The Board may grant to the Singapore Turf Club out of the funds deemed to be held by the Club on trust for the Board such sums of money as the Board may determine to enable the Club to meet the expenses of carrying out its operations and to maintain or improve its facilities and for such other purpose as the Board thinks fit.[22

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