- (a) must send a notice to the owner or operator of the online location (called the relevant online location proprietor), stating the intention to direct the MDA to issue an access blocking order if the relevant online location proprietor does not, within the prescribed period—
- (i) stop the invitation on that online location to young persons to gamble in contravention of section 13;
- (ii) stop the publishing of a remote gambling service advertisement in contravention of section 15 on that online location;
- (iii) stop promoting remote gambling in contravention of section 17 on that online location; and
- (b) must be satisfied that, upon or after the end of that prescribed period or after reasonable efforts are made to send the notice referred to in paragraph (a) to the relevant online location proprietor, the relevant online location proprietor does not stop the activity referred to in paragraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be.
(5) An Internet service provider which does not comply with any access blocking order issued against it by the MDA under this section shall be guilty of an offence for each online location specified in the access blocking order and not blocked in accordance with the terms of that order, and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 for each day during any part of which that access blocking order is not fully complied with, up to a total of $500,000 for each offence.
(6) It is not necessary to publish any access blocking order in the Gazette.
Blocking of payment transactions
21.—(1) Where an authorised officer, after receiving a complaint or on the officer’s initiative, is satisfied that a person is participating or has participated in any unlawful remote gambling activity, the authorised officer may, after having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (4)—
