Blocking of access to online remote gambling services, etc.
20.—(1) Where an authorised officer, after receiving a complaint or on the officer’s initiative, is satisfied that the services of an Internet service provider have been or are being used to access or facilitate access to—
- (a) an online location through which a remote gambling service is provided in contravention of section 10 or 11;
- (b) an online location that is or may be used by individuals present in Singapore to gamble in contravention of section 8;
- (c) an online location that contains an invitation to young persons to gamble in contravention of section 13;
- (d) an online location that is otherwise a remote gambling service advertisement published in Singapore in contravention of section 15; or
- (e) an online location that contains material promoting remote gambling in contravention of section 17,
the authorised officer may, after having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (2), direct the MDA to order the Internet service provider to take reasonable steps to disable access to that online location (called an access blocking order); and the MDA must then give that Internet service provider an access blocking order.
(2) Before directing the MDA to make an access blocking order with respect to an online location, an authorised officer must have regard to, and give such weight as the officer considers appropriate to, all of the following matters:
- (a) whether, having regard to the content of the online location and the way the online location is advertised or promoted, the primary purpose of the online location—
- (i) is for use by others to commit an offence under section 8, 9, 10, 11 or 13; or
