s 153 Interpretation of this Part
153.—(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“application” means an application for a family exclusion order or an application for a visit limit by a family member, as the case may be; “chairperson” means the chairperson of the Council; “Committee” means any Committee of Assessors for the time being constituted under section 157(1); “defined work” means —(a) in relation to casino premises of a casino operator —(i) to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the casino operator carried on at the casino premises; (ii) to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the casino operator; or (iii) to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law; or (b) in relation to a gaming machine room of a gambling operator —(i) to deliver any goods, provide any services or perform any work (whether as a contractor or an employee) that is connected to the business, undertaking or work of the gambling operator carried on at the gaming machine room; (ii) to seek a contract of employment or contract for service with the gambling operator; or (iii) to execute an order of a court or a direction given by or on behalf of a public officer or a public authority in exercise of a power under any written law;[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “exclusion order” means an exclusion order made under section 165, and includes an exclusion order made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C; “family exclusion order” means a family exclusion order made under section 162, and includes a family exclusion order made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C; “family member”, in relation to a respondent, means —(a) a spouse of the respondent; (b) a child of the respondent, including an adopted child and a stepchild; (c) a parent of the respondent, including an adoptive parent and a step-parent; and (d) a sibling of the respondent, including an adoptive sibling, a stepsibling and a half‑sibling; “gambling” means gambling whether or not inside casino premises, and includes remote gambling;[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “gambling operator” means a person who is authorised either by a licence under the Gambling Control Act 2022 to conduct a betting operation, or conduct gaming or a lottery involving —(a) playing of gaming machines; or (b) remote gambling;[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “gaming machine room” has the meaning given by section 7(6) of the Gambling Control Act 2022;[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “general remote gambling” and “engaging in general remote gambling” have the meanings given by section 11(1) of the Gambling Control Act 2022;[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “list of excluded persons” means the list of excluded persons established and maintained under section 168, as varied or updated from time to time; “Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for prevention and rehabilitation in relation to problem gambling; “panel” means the panel of assessors appointed under section 157(2); “provisional family exclusion order” means a provisional family exclusion order made under section 164; “respondent” means a person against whom a family exclusion order, visit limit or exclusion order is sought or made; “self-exclusion” means an exclusion of a person from any casino premises or gaming machine room, or from engaging in all manner of general remote gambling, upon a voluntary application of that person under section 165A(1)(c);[Act 15 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022] “visit limit”, in relation to an individual, means an order made by the Council or by a Committee specifying a maximum number of visits in aggregate which the individual may make to any casino each month, and includes any visit limit made in the respondent’s absence under section 165C.[25/2012; 36/2012] (2) In this Part, any continuous period of 24 hours commencing from the time a person enters any casino premises constitutes a single visit by the person to that casino, regardless of the number of times the person leaves and re-enters the casino premises during that 24‑hour period.[36/2012]