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Vanuatu Interactive Gaming (Amendment) Act 2000

Commencement: 19 August 2002


REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


VANUATU INTERACTIVE GAMING
(AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 49 OF 2000


Arrangement of Sections


  1. Amendments
  2. Commencement.

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


Assent 29 December 2000
Commencement 19 August 2002


VANUATU INTERACTIVE GAMING
(AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 49 OF 2000


An Act to amend the Vanuatu Interactive Gaming Act No. 16 of 2000


Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows-


1 Amendments


The Vanuatu Interactive Gaming Act No. 16 of 2000 is amended as set out in the Schedule.


2 Commencement


This Act commences on the day on which it is published in the Gazette.


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Schedule


Amendments of the Vanuatu Interactive Gaming Act No. 16 of 2000


  1. Paragraph 4(1)(a)

Before “company”, insert “local”.


  1. Subsection 8(2)

Delete “3”, substitute “15”.


3 At the end of section 8


Add


“(7) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, by notice in writing to a licensee, extend the term of a licence:


(a) issued under section 5 before the commencement of this subsection; or

(b) mentioned in section 7(2).”.

4 After paragraph 11(1)(b)


Insert


“(ba) the licence fee prescribed under section 9 is not paid on or before the due date; or”.


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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


BILL FOR THE
VANUATU INTERACTIVE GAMING
(AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 49 of 2000


Explanatory Note


The Bill amends the Vanuatu Interactive Gaming Act No. 16 of 2000.


Item 1 of the Schedule amends section 4 to confirm that only local companies can be granted licences. Item 2 of the Schedule increases the maximum period of a licence from 3 years to 15 years. Item 3 of the Schedule gives the Minister power to extend the term of an existing licence. Item 4 of the Schedule provides for a licence to be suspended or revoked if the licence fee is not paid by the due date.


NOVEMBER 2000 MORKING STEVENS IATIKA

Minister of Finance and Economic Management

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