The SIKKIM ONLINE GAMING(REGULATION) ACT, 2008

SIKKIM GAZETTE GOVERE{MEN'!T ,, %1,ll,HL ES ",'." "'1II No.322 2008 ffiAfiC6v,-Lr-gglLll! tok Gan OF SIKKIM GOVERNMENT LAW DEPANTMENT GANGTOK Date: 29.07'2008 No: 23/LD/P/2008 NOTiFICATIOhI andhaving receivod the assent ol the Governor T ; h ;; e : ; fo " ll ; o ; w :, ln '; g ; Act passed i b s y h t e h r e e o S v i k p k J lm o' is L r e - g e i d s ' l o a r ti v s e e ' A o s ra se r m rr b ic ly r matron:. "t8 *r_,i"[fl:x Acr, 2008 rHE srKKrM :BX:LArosr) Al'l A6T iormats' to orovidelorihe co * nt : ro : l : a , nd : l r : e : gL "llation ot online gamingthrough electronicor non'electronic *0. ,,"""'* iu, o'',"i li:-i.l#,n[ r,*-'*n or rh€ Repuor,c o'rndia as {o'rows:- " Eell enacted bY the Legislalur ""ar Shorttitle, 1. (1) -fhis Act may be callod the Sikkim Online Gaming (Regulation) Act, 2008' extent and commencement ( t 2 e ) t lt exiends Io i ' n rn e i " $ i h o o l" re " o ot n Slkkim o ' *" ut the State Government may' by rt "'"n no "r t ' l t i " ic rr a " ti " o t n " " i n ihe OilicialGazette appoint Definrtions,.'i.":l:l;:1,."i:lffiT:i::"sffi11""1,|ii""oo,oou' F) 'Acf'mea (b) 'hppellate Aulhoritf means the State Government orsuch authority as may be appolnted by the State Government; (c) "Auihorized Otlicel'means any person or persons appoinied by the State Government iorthe purpose ofthe Act; (d) "Online Game6" means allor any games of chance or a combinaiion ofskilland chance, including but n6t limitedto Poker, Boulette, blackjack or any game, played with cards, dice or by moans o, any machine oT instrurnentior moneyor money's worth, as may b€ prescribed irorn time to time; (e) "Company" means a body corporete, and includes firm ot other associaiion of individuals dr.r ly con stiiuied and regisiered Lrnderthe provisions ol the Registration of Cofipanies Act Sikkim1961l (f) "Government' means the Slate Government oi Slkkim; (s) "Gross Gaming Yield" means lhe tolal amo!nt of all bets or stskes mad6, and the price oi allchances sold, less the value oi allwinnjngs and prizes due, in the course oi the Online Gaming during the period in questlon; (h) "lnstruments ol Gamlng" means and includes any article used or intend€dto be used as a subject, and accessory or moans of gaming, any docurnent used or intended to be used asa rogisteror record orevidonce ofgamlng, the proceeds of anygaming, and any winnings or prizes in moneyor othelwiso distributed or intend6d to be distributed in respecl of any gamlng; (D "Licence" means alic€nce granted by lho StateGovernment under the provisions olthe Act iorthe puFose oi tunning Online Gamos and Spods Games, including ils organizalion, managemenl orpromotion and negotiation orreceipt ol bets; 0) "Licensee"means any person/company/firm whohas be€n graniod a licence to lnstall and operaie Onllne Gam€s and Sports Gam6s including installing and malntaining an Online Gaming server; (k) "Online Gaming" means any gaming, where any piayeronters or mayenterthe game orlakes ormay take any step in the game oracqukes or may acquire or may acquire a chance in any lo{tery, by means of a ielecommunication dovice including the negotiating or receiving of any bel by means o{ atelecommunicaUon device; o "Online Gaming Serve/' moans any main frame compuleror sel oi computors, inslalled or malntained by th6 Licenseo, at a central locallon in the State thal accepts, processes, stores and validates a loltery, wager/transaction and oiherwise manages, monitors and controls tho entke systemi (m) "Online Gaming Webslte" means lhe internet domain rogistration or UBl, address ofthe Licensee through whioh Online Gaming is conducted (n) "Penalll/'means a fine lmposed bythe State Government orany authoriiy for the br€ach or contravention of any oi the rules mad6 hereunder and on conviction before a courl oi competent lurisdiction; (o) "Public Place" includes a place to which the public have or any permitted to hav€ access,lncluding any internet website), whether on payment or otherwiso; (p) "Sports Gaming'means games involving theprediciion oithe results ofsporling evenls and placing a bet on the outcome, in pad or in wholg, ol such sporting ev6nt: (q) "State' means the State oi Sikkim. Licencing of 0nllne ( " 1 , ; A " ll ] N } o li'i f c f a i l io ; ; ls ; " o : ' ' ln : s ; r u " ct i io i n l s l o : r O * -d e : Is : : i : s r sL u e J of : ro " m .J li J ne : : l : o l $ tim : e J p , e : l : a : ' : n : r_ 1 g Gaming and Sports ln;erthls Act or to any Online Game play Gaming and exemPtlon such Online Gaming webslte(s)' under law. t2) N a ii" n o i v .' o i o r . - u t " n o " e " '. - c G . ? p a = 'a . n c it e e , b s e s = x h * c . a e ; l p o l b e I r h - p r a o .a c u y c g e o l o l r d . L a o J r ' r r c g ll e a _ n e w i T o i P I a - o m rh o e r n g e p x ' w o h e i v o o r l s t s e i o d t r e s l ) o r o a _ l n ' r t y e r- s ' p s p e e A l c s c l o l n o a l n _ a c - t sL]ch liconce is in torce' Aoollcation f orLioence A ; nv oerso'1 o e e ; s ; : ; r , in -" q ; " ro 'i , o i b n la s ',1 u c a F l lc lo e I n m ce a s n h o a n 'l ' a m n a n k e e ' a a s 4 a ra po v l ic o a e t i p o r n e s i1 c r w ib r e il d '_g f g o r r a n O t n o li r n e re f G u a sa m l in o g l and O I" n ,", n" re r;" c " e d io ;; l ;i o i " f o s n uc r h ,o a tr p t o n llc e a ce to s _ sa t r n y e , s by ia o le r o L e 'o r: v n e . w 'rr 'I n ; e n n g t ' r e a ilh y e ' r a g 'te ra 'm ll a t < te i_ g lic o s n ti c c e h such Licence. "! rh' t"l* or"rii,i.t ro s,u',, :r'T'j-1::.91:1,"['.J;i"'?l'n,"", * Provided that, where ihe Slate Governn ", """"" .t"i J,]i""? i. i""i,J" oiiet srat"nenr o'tr'u '"asols'o'sLcn'e'usal' r ' l, 'A" ,,i;c;e;n;c1e.; ,J n,ess it is cance'red or 5-"enoel€d sl^all renain l_ force fol Duration ol Licence, ;"r"eed ns 5 ve6's as'nav oe speciri€d :n it' -olice'n w'li19lo il; nto;;;';i,;;.* ,a-v s'-rIenoer tre;icence bv , '' l l h ' # - e r' : " T t # t o u i t I " i ; s ; m ;y " D , i : e " , P : a il n ";ro ln rrn e e n en t' o o e " r o o n r if o le x o p i' t y o o o l e a o l o ic " c e , rc D e e io s r n e a l r l n n e o o i a a te l{ e o c - l a w - ' y 'c .i ir ceases to have eliect' t ' 1 ) A i. n i a i o J p " l ic G an i l , i " or ! " fi i o i" I o c e' a lc s e a , s o h o a 'r l' c a p t a io y n t o ' e th e e 1 S o l ' a r t h e e G g o 'a v n e l ll o n i e th n e i s L L 'c cn e - a c m e o . - r . t ,*,', l.n;',i;"J;;;i;av ro rne srare covernrent at sucn nrervars and rn :-;; ;;".", ;.;;.i'.bed, a tevv' to be .nown as "of ine sar ns 'evv"' ,'g",' l i# . " * !o" n r i -1 ln i1" o "t i " io "" " - r " * " * " , p a o r ' e a n i o f c i u o ': n b t r e rr a d e s n S m o ta a t i y e a 0 t c e e o r v l r h o e a t r ' n l r ' m e l' d v e e n i r t y o e a fl a r r e ti s m n f e , e ' w o n t a o ' t t l r e in e e e d o ' a i. i s e L c o h n "iv which th€ Licence was specified' V Tr a a r n ia s t l i e o r n o a f n L d lcence. 7. r' 1t T n il ' n , : o e ; l i o S ;i - l ' n a ' t i " e " ; ' * G -t o rl v ; " o ; ' ; ' i n " ; r u ; rL ; * ; e e ' r i l l b o r y a r a y o ' d o o n n n g " n a a e o p s p re a l' s c r c a in r g o b ' e ' r o o b n y d ' e t ' s ] r e r c e n L p o ic l e i e o s n l c s o r e ' l o o o L n o o l ' I n s o e J s p g 1 e a s c r i ! ' { ! l ' n e tn d g in the licence. ,r, in. ir.l-u 6lr"rn-"nt may. o- app'calion by tne r;censee o' ol 'ls ow.. '_' -"i,i.-r., o, any;ondiron soecii'ed in the licence ,''o' ;;Hi li l,;;"".n; "el i,l;u o'" r''unce'nraoe olhe.* se tran ur,n" Licensee " osnhoai'll'no0'i 1'ave eflect 'ntillhe exp:ralio1ol ";,^ I:":J;i"i";";i;i ln ;;;"n wnrch not,ce ol t is giver to t,re aoolicant' oI ].i'Itr.. "".""r 1. -.ae un lthe aooearis abanooneo ordetelrrrne0' ', of n" i*"a["",4rv, on ar ap oricario' oy tr"e Licensee transiertEelcence to a oerso_ speclfieo'n Ine applcal'on' (5) Sucn a transier sFarl oe endorsed on tre lice']ce Assignment oI Licence. The Licence shall not be capable oi being assigned in any lorm or in any mannel, The State Government may, on application made to it' renew lhe licence RenewaYrefusal "li"i.i 'l"i^, *1. m. on oavment o' the tee prescrioed iorenewal of a i"in"" oi t"iust to *new anisuch rrcense witnoLi ass:gning any reaso"s' .litn" *".":. L- t-" relusa' shal be staled on reco'd Marketlng and 10. (1) The Lioensee shall, with intimation to th e Slate governmeni, cond uct regu lar promotion. promotional activities,lhcl!dihg reglstraiion bonus, bonus deposlis and lree play. Forthe purpose oi mlculaling Gross Gamjng yield allsuch prornotional or free bets or slakes shall be exctuded. (2) The Llcensee shall, with prior approvalolthe State govemment conduct tournaments and compeiilions ior its players. Such to!rnament shall be held eitheronling through the authorized website or at physical tocations anywhore in the world. The Licensee shat be responsible forobtainingthe necessary approvals irom the appropriate authorlties at locatlons where such tournament is to be held. (3) The Licensee shail, with intimation tothe State etovemment, off6r its ontine games licensed underlhis Act, to any oth er pe rsonlcom pany th rouoh the website and branding of such person/bompany. Forihe purposes oi calc!iating Online Gaming Le!ry, the Gross Gam ng yield oi ihe Licenseo shall include the Gross Gaming yield ot each such person/company. Powertosuspend or 11. (1 ) Tho Siale Government may, at any time, after giving the hotder of any cance! llcenses. license underth s Acia reasonabte oppodun ity ol being heard, suspefd or c ( a i) n ce the license on any one or mote oi ihe following Oroufds,namely: That thero has beo| a breach of any ol the conditions subject to which ihe licence was granted. (il) That the holder of the ljcence has contravened any of the provisions oi this Act or the rules made ther6 !nder. (2) Whenevera liconce is suspended orcanc6ll6d, ihe State Government shall record a briel statemont ol the reasons lor such suspenslon or cancellation and fumish a copythereolto ihe person whose licenoe has been suspended or cancelled. Penaltyfor 12. Without preludice to the provisions of ihe tast preceding Section, it the ho der contfaventlon ot any licence underthis Actorany person acting on his behaifhas cornmiited olconditions a breach ol any oi tho conditions oi the licence, he sha on convictron, be otllcensos. punished with such a fine as rnay bo prescribed. 13. Llcence holder The holder of a License under this Act shall keep accounts retaUng to ontine to keepaccounls gamlng in such manner and submit to the Slate Government or to an officer and submit authorized by the State Government in this behatf a stat€ment oi accounts in the same to such iorm and al such lntervals as may be prescribed, Such acco!nts shall in government or padicular show the money paid by way oi stakes for every online game and authoalzed oftlcer. such other parliculars as may bo prescribed. P k e e n e a p lty a fo n r d fa l s lu u r b e m to il 14, lf an s y u b p m er i s ls o t n a te lia m b e le n t u o n i d a e c r c th o e u n p ts r e f c a o ils d in to g ke S e e p c t a jo c n c o t u o n k ts e e o p r t a o c c s o u u b n m ts it s o t r a t t e o ment accountsi of accounls as requlred by thal Section or ke6ps accounis or submit stalemenls olaccounts which are ialse and which ho either (nows orbelloves io be false ordoos not belioveto be true, he shall, on convction, be punjshed wilh such fine as may be proscribed. BestJudgment 15. Where an ofllcer authorized by the Stato Government in this behatf ts not assesgment ln satistied aboutthe correctness or completeness of lhe accounts kept bythe cerialn cases. licenseo or where the licensee fails to submit any statement of accounts as required bythis Act,lhe said officer shallalter glving a roasonable opporlunity to the licensee to be heard and aftorlaking jnto account allrel6vant material which he may have gathered, make the assessment ol the evy payabLe by the Licensee to the best of his judgment and callupon the icensee by order in writing to pay the amounl of levyso assessed on orbelore such date as may be specified in the order. Penaltt/ lor contravention '16' , ' 1 ' ) l ; f f a i n : v ; ; D ; e " rs ; o l 'r , ol_ * e ;b r s th it a e n t li n c e e n L s ic e e d n s u e 'd e e $ rt n h i i l s e p A l c a r y i c n o g m a m ny rr s o a n li D ne 'e a g c a h m o e l ol conditions of llcence ll,']i:!'".."'i"". icerce as exn'bited'oI oi tne '-'es to be or of rules by Persons :"'.;J';;i;; ns su "t . t h h eg ares' ho s,,,ai on corvicrion be pJ-:s" ed playing Onllne Games with fine as maY bo Prescribed and exhibition ot condltlonsof lloence by licensee. {2) Th€ L;cellsee sha' exhlbit aI t'o app'oved websrle' Ihe condillons s.biect to wh,cn lice_ce is granted to hrn Oflences bv Companies' '! 7' r " l l W ::: n : e ,; r . e . .' a ,* r " o ,, t a le I n n c e e ir .i m nd e e r ' e tn o ;s 'l e A n cl c n e a w s a be s e c _ o c rr o m r ' r h e ld d ed w b a y s a i - c on c p l' a a n -g y e ' ;;"" -;;;;";;bi"'; tne companv'or the conoucr o'I-e bus'ness ^ll.. .^mn^nv. as wellas t_e conpa^y shall be deeneo to be gJ lty iii"" oi"-"" ue rable to Do p'oceedeo againstand pLn shed "':o ""ut, accordlngly: iiori*J'ti.r notni-g neo in rl'rs sub-seclon sha'l render any .,-ci oerson'raore toin"yopnluar ishlreFl orovioeo lnlhis Acl 'he p L r e oves ;; t;;;i;;;;;". wjho"t his knowreose or thar urlr"[Juriir" oirig " u o nc ; e m 1 it 0 o p d re vent the commission of such otlence' r2) Nohvithslanairq an!'ln:ng conlained in such sub_secIion wl"ere a1 '_' on"n"" rno"t r-nia Acl r;s ooen commirieo with Ihe co,lsenl or Ioiniuunc. proueO tnat the oflenco has been comrnitted with the IJn"u,,t oi ot, or is attributableio any neglecl on the part oi. an, oirec "o to n r, n nira"n_"a"g e' secretary or otner oflicer shalla so be i"".lii" o" nrirtv it'aiotience ind sl-al'be liaolero oo p'oceeded against and punlshe " d r accordingly For this Purpose oi ihis Section: "Directol'in relation lo a tkm means a pariner in thefirm' (3) All such otfences shallbe hialed in the Court ol Judicial N4agistrate 18. r"1 i Th6 Stale Gover'lnerl or any off,cer auihorized by J i_ lhis benaJ Compounding mav.-e,tier neiore o' aller tl_e:_siilution oi oroceeoi'1gs ior a'ly o'le,1ce o-;ishab.e urde'this Act or any ru es made lhere _nder' acceol l'om anv oerson chargod witl_ sucn otience oy way oi co'npos'Iror oi lre olience s.c't s,rt not excoed,ng do"ole Lhc naximum anou_l o llne to *ni"n n" i" tiuot" on ior such olfence' as may be ouiui.in"o ovtf," st"t" "ognovveicrtnbmn enl orthe authorized officor' asthe case may be. (-2') On oavnenl ol s-c' sum as may be delermineo' ro tur ^er p'iiJ"J" i".i oe taken agai;sl tns accuseo pe'son in resoecl oi "g. the same offenco Power to require 19. 'l-he Staie Government or any otlicer aLrthorized by ii in this behalf may' productlon ofaccounts lor the purPoses of this Act,at all reasonalrle times' or to inspeot accounts. t1r reoLile lne 'icensee to produce oetore 't or him accoJnts ol oil_eI .locumenls oT to f urnlsh anv other rr'olrnatio'l' or (2) rnspect ihe accounls oi the licensee 20. (1) li shall be lawful lor any pollce officer, Iot below the rank ot Deputy ahd search. Superintendent ol Police, authorized the State government in tf s behalf by generalor specialorder in writing; (i) to enter, if necessary, by lorce, whether by day or night, or with sucl.r assistants as he considers necessary, at any premises where he has reasonable cause to believe ihat any provision ofthis Actorthe rules made there underare or are being orare likelyto be contravened or a breach of any of the conditions of the licence is or is lil(e ii to be conmihed; (ii) lo search lhe place and the persons whom he may find therein; (iil) totake inio custody and produce belore a J udicial lt/agisirate altsuch persons as are concelned or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made orcrodible lnformation has been received ora reasonable suspicion exists having been concerned wiih any conhavention or breach referred in clause (i), and; (iv) to seize all things found therein which are lntended tobe used orare reasonably to havo been used in connecUon with contravention or breach. (2) All searches under this Section shall be made if accordance with the provisions oi Code oi Criminal Procedures, 1973. Ottences to be 21. Ail oif6nces under this Act shall be cognizable and bai able. cognizable and ballable. Protectlon of sction No sult, prosecution or other t€gal proceeding shall lie against the State i taken good taith. Govemment or any officeroith6 Govemment orany other person ex6rcising any powers or disohargingany f!nctions or performing anV duties under lhis Act lor any,thing in good iaith done or intended to be done under this Acl or any ru'e or o.dernaoe rhc,e under. Pow€t to make tules, (1) The Stato gov6rnment may, by.otification in the Officiat Gazetle, and subject to the condition of prevlous appiicatiof, make ru es lor carrying out the purposes oi this Act. (2) ln parlicuiarand without prejudice tothe generatity ofthe foregoihg power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namelyl (i) The online casino games and sports games, forthopurpose ofthe Act and the rules to be observed if playing such garios; (ii) Ihe iorm and manner oi making application ior the ticence and the iees to be paid for its grant or renewal and the condilions subject to which it may be granted; (iii) The manner of keoping accounls r€lating to Online Games, tho othor particulars to be shown in the accounts, andthetorm in which and tho intervals at which they shall be submilted 10 the State Government, or io lhe authorizod officer: (iv) The restrictions or cond itlons wlth rogardlothe age orotherconditions of the persons who rhaybe employed forOnline Gaming, orwho may be permitted to play online games or otheMlse take part in the organlzation or exhibilion of such gam6s; (v) The other restrlctions or condilions wilh regard to the admission ol ihe participanis and lheiees, if any, to be charged for lhelr ad rn ission; (vi) The lypes of notcos to be exhibited and the mannor in which they are to be exhibited of the onlSine gaming website; (vii) The restrictions or conditlons wilh regard lo the advertisements perlaining to Online gaming; ltv'".i ' ) i T r h i e * re l s a lr " ,c " t . i L o " rs a o ,n r c e o - p d a : n ft o c n 'p s a n w t i s t n o f r e o g n a i r 1 d e I g o a p r r i o n v g io i a n n g d c lh re e o p rl r o'ahcioilr l i r o es l olreo-lation oi pan cipal on by o'oxy rn lhe oniine ga'nesi t*f n"v Jtn"i""n"t *n,cn is req'r:'ed ro oe or may oe p'escr:bed' Ewa^, ille made under lhis Act shall be laid as soo,] as n_ay be after iI is Rutes made shall be laid ;il;;i;;i; i;r." ol tr-e slate Lesislat'J-e while ri 's i" sess on lor a before each house of the t"ilr,",iil *vs wrich may beionpnsed in one session o'rn lwo State Legi€lature. :il;5:;l; " ; it ; n ; it i tv l. ;no it, b"'o'e u uv o' Ihe session i^ wnicl I is i"i"iJ"it]." t".ti"" i"red:ale y'ol'ow: " n * g p ' i rlyir e HoJse agreesinnaki-g .I"]"""ori"",['l tr'," tJle orthe House ag'ees Ihat Ihe rLle shoJld not be :l^^;^";;;;', '; ., in tne ofiic'al Gazere' lhe rule sharl lro'n il:".:,:'oi;;:l:.l",o " " , n "ec:s;onn o,;ri""oon n"'" o.rlv ln sucr- nodired to,".ii;;i-no-;.",. ";-"- r - h ir e case mav be: so " rhroewcle ve-' tnat 6nv such ,i,jiiti-Lian r; inn"r"ur " l s s hall oe wilhoul prejuorce to Ine valroiry o' an)"thirg p,J.r"iVaon. ot o.itted to be done urdeithal rul6' BY Order, R.K, FUHKAYASTHA (SSJS) LR.cum'Secretary Law OeParlment. F. No. 16 (82) LD/P/2008 SII(KIM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHOBITY Gangtok Thu.sday 20tt Auguat, 2009 l{o.309 GOVEENMENT OF SIKKIM LAW OEPAFTMENT GANGTOK No. 7,ILD/P/2009 Date:19.06.2009 . NOTIFICATION Th€ lo'.0,! 19 Acr passed ov lne Sikhim Lelistarive AssemDty and r-av.-g rsLeived he asss-t 0flho Governoron 4sday of Augusl 2009 is hercby publish€d for gererat intomarion:- THE SIKKIM ONLINE GAMING (REGULATJON} AMENDMENT ACT, 2OO9 (Act No.7 ot 2009) AN ACT 'o af€no ,he s.,1.a orrine Gar'-g .qe!.,a ionj Acr,2oo9 (23 0, 2oo€) de il enacted by the Lellslature of Sikkim in S xtieth Ysarof th€ Hepublic oi tndta as follows:, shorrtltla.nd 1. (1) This Acl may be called lhe Stkkim On tne caming {Regua|on) Amendme nt Acl, 2009 ' (2) ll shaLlconre inlo lorce at once. 2. amendment ot ln seclion 2 olthe Sikkifir OnLlne Gamlng (RegulalLon) Act. 2008 Secllon 2. (he'einalre' relelled ro cs t_e D incipalacl),- (a) ln cla!se (e), alter the words and ligue "Hegislration of Companles Act Sikklm l96l'. IhE words and flgures'or the Companles Acl, 1956 (Cerval Act N o. 1 ol 1 956) as the case ma; be" shall be insenedi (b) in ciause (g), atrer rhe words ,,ontine gaming", the words ,,or Spons Gamlng,, shalt bB jnsertedi (c) in ctause (k), ior lhe word ,lolery,,, rho words ,,online gaming or . Sport Gamjnq.shal be substituted: . (d) ln ctause (r),,orlh€ letrerand word,,a tolery,, ine words ,an ontine gaming or Spod Gamin0,,shal b€ subsrirured: (e) atter ctals€ (n), lhe lo owlng ctauso shal be added, nametyi ] .. '(na) "p esc]beo , neans prescr,Deo oy rL es nsdB L1o€rltisAct., 56ctlons. 3. ln sub-seclon (i)ot secUon S otthep ncjpatAct, torthe words ,,Tou sm , Deparimeni , lhe words sFinance, Fev6nue and Exoendituf6 oeparimenl'snaI bo substitlted. A Se m c e tl n o d n n 1 e 0 n , l ol 4. h sub-section (3) of secliof 10, s6cl,on 13 and sub. s€ction (t) ofsoction Secilon l3 and 16 of ihe principatAcj, afier the words 4on-tine cames,, the words ,hnd Soctlon 16. Sports Gaming,shal ije inserted. Amendment ot 5. h sub-soction (2) ot secjion t7 of the pdncipat Acl, ror lho words,such Secilon 17. sL.rl',s€dion", Ihe \Iods, figure and brackeb "sub-sedjon (1). shalt b6 sLr&t;tLled. 6, ln seclion 29ot Iho pdncipal Act,- Sectlon23, (a) in slb,section (1), lhd words '6nd sublect 10 ih€ condllion o, prevtous applicalon,.sha be omiiledi (b) ,1 suo-socrion (2), ir ctau5os (r r, (ivl. (v.), (vii) ard (v.:.), a,rer rns words"OntineGam€,,and!On-ljne Gaming,whensvetlhsyoccur, .]he words,'and Sports eaming,sha bs insorted, Orcter Ey l R.K. PUFTTAYASTHA (SSJS) i Ln-cum-SECHETARy , Law Deparheni Frre No. tE (A2I LD/pnoog ec.P.a.'aie@,/l@cl'J22dM.2w 'l SIKKIM GAZETTE GOVERNMENT EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHOBITY Monday 23rd January, 2012 Gangtok GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM LAW DEPABTMENT GANGTOK No.20/ LD/ P/ 11 Date: 11 101 12012 . NOTIFICATION The fo lowing Act passed by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly and having received ihe assent oJ the Governor on 2"d Day a1 Janvaty ' 2012 THE SIKKIM ONLINE GAMTNG (BEGULATION) AMENDMENT ACT' 2011 (ACT NO. 20 oF 2011) AN ACT lurther io amend the Sikkim Oniine Gamlng (Reg!lalion) Acl' 2008 (23 oi 2008)' BEitenacted byihe LegisLature of Sikklm in ihe Slxiy-second Yearoithe Fepublicoj ndiaas Short title and 1. (1) This Act may be caled the Skkirn Online Gamlng (Regulation) Amendmeni Act. 201 1. (2) lt shall come lnlo ioTce al once Afiendfient ot 2. ln the Sikk m Onllne Gaming {Regu alion) Act, 2Oo8 (hereinaiter reierred section 2. to as the prlncipalAcl), in section 2, alter clause (b), the lollowing clause sha I be inseded, namely:' "(bb) "Authority" means and includes such body consisting oi such oiiiciats fotl t;chnlcal as well as admlnisvallve and legal as may be consiituted by the Siaie Government." 3. I n the principal Acl, after seciion 1 2, lhe follou'ing seclion shalL be ln serted ' section 12 A namely:- aftet section 12. "12 A. Appeal against order o, the Authorized Officer' (l ) Any person aggrieved by an order of the author zed ojl cer may preler an appeal to such ofiicer nol below the rank of Secielary to the State Governmenl as the Stale Governmenl may by notit cat on appo n1 under clause (b) o{ section 2. (2) Subjecl to lhe provsions of sections 4 to I and 12, an appeal shall Lie from every order ol ihe Aulhorlzed OificerundertheActtolhe Appe late Authorily appoinled by the Government undel sub _ section (1). (3) Every such appeal shalbe preierred withn 60 (sixty) days irorn the daie oi comm!nication oi the older. (4) The appellant shall have a right to appeal lhroLrgh a collnsel and the Authorized Olflcer and Department rnay be represented by sLlch ofticer ot person or a counsel as the Governmenl may appoint, (5) On the receipt ol any such appeal, the Appel ate Aulho[ily shall glve the . appellant and respondent a reasonable opportunity ol being heard and aiter making such nq!iry as lt deems proper, dlspose oi the appeal tor reason to be tecorded. (6) The proceedlng beiore the Appellate Authorlly shall be completed wilhin foLrr monlhs ol its instiiutlon." lnseftion of 4. ln ihe principal Act, alter secton 12 A, the lolowing secion shall be B section 12 inserted, namely:- "12 B. Authority for overseeing online gaming etc. The Althorily constituted by the Staie Governrneni under claLlse (bb) oi section 2 shall oversee and regulale the iunctions of gaming Organizatlons/Cornpanies lnvolved !n on-line games and sports." R.K. Purkayastha, SSJS L.B -cum-Secretary, Law Departmeht. File No. 16 (82) LOnT-12 S.G.P.G. - 21/ Gazette./ 30 Cps./ 23.01 .2012 SIKKEIVI GOVEHNMENT G/\ZETTE EXTRAO RD iNA B Y PUBLISHED BY /\UTHORITY Gangtok Friday 21"'ALrOLrst, 2015 No. 312 GOVEBNI ENT OF SIKKII!] LAW DEPARTI!]ENT GANGTOI( No.05/LDh5 Date: 19/08/2Ol5 NOTIFICATION The Io ow ng Act passed by the Sikklm Leg slative Assembty and having r€ceived assent of theGovernoron6l'dayofAugusl,20l5 s hereby pub lshed for genera information:- THE SIKKIIII ONLINE GAI!1ING (REGULATION) AIVIENDMENT ACT, 2015 (Act No. 05 of 2015) . AN ACT to amend the S kk m Oniine Gaming (llegulalron), Acl, 2008 8e rl enacled by lhe Legrslature oJ Sikkinr n rhe Sixiy s,xth '/ear ol th-. FepLbLCoj lf.t,i,LiL,, folows:: and (1) Shori til e 1. This Act may be cal ed lrre S kklm Ontine Gaming (Fegutel (nrl Amendrnent Ac1, 2015. \2) l shall come into lorce at once. 2. ln irre Slkkirn On ine Gam rg (Regulat on) Ac1, 2008 (here nalier refeffed to as the said Acl), n crai:ie (nr) oi secl.rn 2, aller the vlords 'lnlernet dcrnarn regislrat on" ard belore the word URL the words "intranet qamrnct ternl nal'shal be subsiiiuted. 3. n the sald Act, in Sect on 3, ior the existlng sub-section (2) the lollo,r'/ ng sub- section sha I be subslltuted, nanely:- "(2) Onllne Games and Sporis Games shall be Played organlzed or exh bited lo any person at any person at a gaming parlor lhrough inlranet gaming termlnals and which cannol traverse outslde the geoglaphical bou nciaries ol State ol Sikkim,llr respeclof which licence is granted in accordance with the provisions o1 thrs Acl and such Iicence is in force". Subslitution ol n the sald Act, aller the words'lnlernet Website" wherever il occurs the cerlain expression words 'lniranet" and alier lhe words "OD lne Gaming Websile" wherever tlrroughout the Act they occur, the words "lnlranet gamlng terminal" and afierihe word "webslte" wherevertheyoccur,lhliword'termina"shallrespeclveybesubsiluled. Lakchung Sherpa (SSJS) LR-cum-Secretary Law Department, Government of Sikkim S-G.P.G. - 312/ Ca .6/eazet)eE0 Nos./Dt|21 0A2o15 SIKKIM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAO INARY R D PUBLISHED BY ATJTHOBITY Gahgtok Wednesday 13'h September, 2017 No.436 GOVERNI\4ENT OF SlKKIM LAW DEPABTMENT GANGTOK No. 16/LD/17 Dated:13.09.2017 NOTIFICATION 'Ihe fo lo',/vlnq Ac1 passed by the S kkim Leg slallve Assembty and having received assent of the Governor on 8rh Day' oi Seplember, 2017 s hereby pub ished lor genera jnlormalionr- THE SIKKI[T1 ONLINE GAI\,IING (HEGULATION) AMENDIMENT ACT,2O17 {ACT NO. 16 OF 2017) AN ACT fLrdher io amend lhe Sikkim Onlne Garnlnq (Feoulation) Acl, 2008 BE I enacled by lhe Legislature of Sikkim in the S xty-eighl Year ol the Repub ic oi lndla as fo lows:- Shod title, T ) This Ac1 may be called the Slkk m Onlin€ camlng (Regulal on) extent Amendmeni Act. 2017. 2) lt extends io ihe whote ot Sikkim 3) lt shall come into force on the date of its pub ication in the Olfcia GaTelte 2 n the Sikklm Online Gaming (Regulalion) Act, 2008, hereinafler refefied Section 2 io as the said Acl, n Seclion 2, after clause (o), the iollowing nevr clause shal be inserled, namely:- "(oo)There shal beconslituted a Fundto be called a Specia Deveiopment Fund where the lees as wi I be rea ised und6r the Act and sha I ba parked for iis uti izalion nc udlng ulilizalion ,or lhe purpose anci lary or retated to the objecl of realizalion of lhe fee" Substiiution of 3 ln the sa d Acl, olherwise the Acl, unless otherwlse expressly provlded, reference io certain for the words "a tax" and lor lhe words "a levy" wherever they occur, expression by ceftain lhe words "a fee" shall be substituted. Jagat B. Fai (SSJS) LR-cum-Secrelary, Law Deparlmenl. 5.G.P.6. . 436/ Cod, 6/Gate ne /t 00 Nas./ Dti 13,09.2017, THE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE SIKKIM ONLINE GAMING (REGULATION) ACT, 2008 (ACT NO. 23 OF 2008) AMENDED AND UPDATED UPTO SEPTEMBER, 2017