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Gaming Regulation 1979

Gaming Act 1959
Public Finances (Management) Act 1995
This reprint of this Statutory Instrument incorporates all amendments, if any, made before25 November 2006 and in force at  1 July 2001.

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Legislative Counsel
Dated 25 November 2006

INDEPENDENT STATE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Chapter 270.

Gaming Regulation 1979

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.

Gaming Regulation 1979

MADE under the Gaming Act 1959.

Dated                   200 .

1. SPECIAL WARRANT.

A special warrant under Section 6(3) of the Act shall be in Form 1.

2. RETURNS.

(1) In this section “instant lottery” means a lottery in which a contributor to the lottery may ascertain immediately after making his contribution whether or not he has won a prize in the lottery.

(2) A person who uses or conducts a lottery, totalizator or scheme referred to in Section 3 of the Act shall provide a statement to–

(a) the Commissioner of Police; and

(b) where the lottery, totalizator or scheme is used or conducted, or where tickets in respect of the lottery, totalizator or scheme are sold, in a province–the senior commissioned officer of the Police Force stationed in that province,

which shall show–

(c) in every case–the manner of distribution of gross takings; and

(d) except in the case of an instant lottery–

(i) the date, time and place of the drawing of the lottery or the running of the horse-race; and

(ii) the result of the lottery or race.

(3) A statement referred to in Subsection (2) shall be provided–

(a) in the case of a lottery of the type known as “housie-housie”–within one month after the completion of the lottery; or

(b) in the case of an instant lottery–within four weeks of the sale of the first ticket in the lottery and afterwards at four week intervals so long as the lottery continues; or

(c) in any other case–within one week after the completion of the lottery or the running of the horse-race.

Penalty: A fine not exceeding K100.00.

3. BETTING TAX AND UNDISTRIBUTED PRIZE MONEY.

(1) A person liable to provide a statement to the Commissioner of Police under Section 2(2)(a) shall forward with that statement–

(a) any amounts payable to the State under Section 5(1)(a) of the Act; and

(b) any unclaimed or undistributed prize money.

(2) Money paid to the Commissioner of Police in accordance with Subsection (1)(b) shall be paid into a Trust Account established under Section 15 of the Public Finances (Management) Act 1995 and held on account of the person entitled to the money.

SCHEDULE 1

PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

Gaming Act 1959.

Form 1 – Special Warrant.

Act, Sec. 6(3). Form 1.Reg., Sec. 1.

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