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NO. 34 OF 2014


(ii) is to publish a remote gambling service advertisement or promote remote gambling in contravention of section 15 or 17, as the case may be,
and the online location is available for access by end‑users in Singapore;
(b) whether the online location makes available or contains directories or indexes of other online locations which may be used to, or categories of the means to, commit an offence under section 8, 9, 10, 11 or 13;
(c) whether the owner or operator of the online location demonstrates a disregard for the prohibitions and restrictions in this Act against remote gambling generally;
(d) whether access to the online location has been disabled by orders from any court of another country or territory, or any foreign competent authority, on the ground of or related to remote gambling;
(e) whether the online location contains guides or instructions to circumvent any measure, or any order of any such court or competent authority, to disable access to the online location on the ground of or related to remote gambling;
(f) the volume of traffic at the online location by end‑users in Singapore;
(g) the burden that the making of the access blocking order will place on the Internet service provider;
(h) the technical feasibility of complying with the access blocking order.

(3) To avoid doubt, an authorised officer is not confined to consideration of matters specified in subsection (2) and may take into account such other matters and evidence as may be relevant.

(4) In addition, before directing the MDA to make an access blocking order with respect to an online location referred to in subsection (1)(c), (d) or (e), the authorised officer—