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Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act, 1974

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Jurisdiction: Zambia
Structure: 4 provisions
Citation: Act 2 of 1974
Dates: Source version 31 Dec 1996

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Dates: Source version 31 Dec 1996

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“This section gives the Act its short title: the Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act.”

This section gives the Act its short title: the Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act. This section defines “gaming machine” for use in the Act. A person without a casino licence must not keep, or allow to be kept, a gaming machine on any premises for gaming. This section repeals the Gaming Machine Act (Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition).

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Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

This section gives the Act its short title: the Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act.

Section 1

Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

This section defines “gaming machine” for use in the Act.

Section 2

Penalty for keeping gaming machine for the purpose of gaming ................................................................................................ 1

A person without a casino licence must not keep, or allow to be kept, a gaming machine on any premises for gaming.

Section 3

Repeal of Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition ................................................................................................................................................ 1

This section repeals the Gaming Machine Act (Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition).

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§ 1Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Short title

This section gives the Act its short title: the Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act.

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§ 2Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1Interpretation

This section defines “gaming machine” for use in the Act.

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless context otherwise requires— "gaming machine" means a machine for playing a game of chance, being a game which requires no action by any player other than the actuation or manipulation of the machine.

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§ 3Penalty for keeping gaming machine for the purpose of gaming ................................................................................................ 1Amendment

A person without a casino licence must not keep, or allow to be kept, a gaming machine on any premises for gaming.

3. Penalty for keeping gaming machine for the purpose of gaming (1) Any person who, not being the holder of a casino licence under the Casino Act— (a) keeps; or (b) allows to be kept; on any premises a gaming machine for the purpose of gaming shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a ﬁne not exceeding ten thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or to both. (2) When any person is convicted of an offence under the provisions of sub-section (1), the court by which he is convicted shall, in addition to any ﬁne or imprisonment imposed under subsection (1), order the forfeiture to the Government of the gaming machine which was the subject-matter of the offence. [As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994] [Cap. 157]

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§ 4Repeal of Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition ................................................................................................................................................ 1Repeal

This section repeals the Gaming Machine Act (Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition).

4. Repeal of Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition The Gaming Machine Act is hereby repealed. By Laws.Africa and contributors. Licensed under CC-BY. Share widely and freely. 1

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Cap. 431 of the 1971 edition The Gaming Machine Act
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