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Eastern Cape Gambling Act, No. 5
of 1997
[..Title amended by Act ec_2015_001_053_20150429 - was entitled
"Gambling and Betting Act (Eastern Cape), 1997"]
[..Title amended by Act ec_2015_001_053_20150429 - was entitled
"Gambling and Betting Act (Eastern Cape), 1997"]
Long title
To provide for control over gambling or betting; and for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Application
of Act and other laws |
| CHAPTER 2. GAMBLING BOARD [ [ (secs 3 - 18A) ] ] [...Title amended by Act ec_2015_001_004_20150429 - was entitled "CHAPTER 2. GAMBLING AND BETTING BOARD"] | |
| 3. | Establishment
of board |
| 4. | Powers
of board |
| 5. | Constitution
of board |
| 6. | Persons
disqualified from being members of board |
| 7. | Recusal
of board member with conflicting interests |
| 8. | Termination
of term of office |
| 8A. | Termination of term of office of board and taking over administration of board [,,,inserted
by Act
ec_1999_005_004_19990419] [...amended by Act ec_2000_003_004_20000602]
[...amended by Act ec_2015_001_010_20150429 - was entitled "Termination
of the term of office of all board members and their replacement"] |
| 9. | Tenure
of office of members of board and filling of vacancies |
| 10. | Remuneration and allowances of members of board |
| 11. | Meetings
and decisions of board |
| 12. | Staff
of board |
| 13. | Involvement
in gambling or betting by member or staff of board |
| 14. | Committees
to assist board |
| 15. | Expert
and other assistance |
| 16. | Transparency
and confidentiality |
| 17. | Funds
of board |
| 18. | Accounting
responsibility |
| 18A. | Exemption
from liability [,,,inserted by Act
ec_2000_003_007_20000602] |
| CHAPTER 2A. GAMBLING ACTIVITIES [...Title inserted by Act
2015_001_018_20150429] |
|
| 18B. | Gambling activity [... inserted by Act 2015_001_018_20150429] |
| 18C. | Placing bet or wager [... inserted by Act 2015_001_018_20150429] |
| 18D. | Totalisator bet [... inserted by Act 2015_001_018_20150429] |
| 18E. | Gambling game [... inserted by Act 2015_001_018_20150429] |
| 18F. | Pay out and opportunity to play further game [... inserted by Act 2015_001_018_20150429] |
| CHAPTER 3. LICENCES IN GENERAL | |
| 19. | Licensees |
| 20. | Applications |
| 21. | Representations
by interested persons |
| 22. | Representations
by local authority |
| 23. | Response
by applicant to representations |
| 24. | Further
information and oral representations |
| 25. | Application
and representations to be open to public inspection |
| 26. | Inspection
of premises to which application relates |
| 27. | Investigations
and police report |
| 28. | Hearing
of application |
| 29. | Accessibility
of hearing to public |
| 30. | Witnesses and evidence |
| 31. | General
disqualifications for licence |
| 32. | Decision
on application for licence, other than a casino licence |
| 33. | General
conditions of licence |
| 34. | Issue
of licence or provisional licence |
| 35. | Amendment
of licence |
| 36. | Transfer
of licence to another person |
| 37. | Removal of business to other premises and addition or deletion of licensed premises [...amended by Act ec_2002_008_014_20030120 - was entitled "Removal
of business to other premises"] |
| 38. | Temporary
licence |
| 39. | Suspension
and revocation of licence |
| 40. | Financial
and controlling interests |
| 40A. | National
licence [...inserted
by Act ec_2015_001_028_20150429] |
| CHAPTER 4. CASINO LICENCES | |
| 41. | Licence
required to conduct casino |
| 42. | Disqualifications
for casino licences |
| 43. | Additional
considerations in disposing of application for casino licence |
| 44. | Decision
on application for casino licence |
| 45. | Activities
authorised by casino licence, lump sum payments and period of validity
of licence |
| 46. | Use of word
"casino" |
| CHAPTER 5. BINGO LICENCES | |
| 47. | Licence
required to conduct bingo games |
| 48. | Activities
authorised by bingo licence |
| CHAPTER 6. ROUTE OPERATOR LICENCES AND GAMBLING MACHINE SITE LICENCES | |
| 49. | Route
operator licence |
| 50. | Gambling
machine site licences [...amended by Act ec_2015_001_031B_20150429] |
| CHAPTER 7. TOTALISATORS AND POOLS | |
| 51. | Licence
required to conduct totalisator or pool |
| 52. | Activities
authorised by totalisator licence |
| CHAPTER 8. BOOKMAKERS | |
| 53. | Licence
required to conduct business of bookmaker |
| 54. | Activities
authorised by a bookmaker licence |
| CHAPTER 9. RACE MEETINGS | |
| 55. | Prohibition of
unauthorised race meetings |
| 55A. | Prohibition of
dog races [...inserted
by Act ec_2015_001_032_20150429] |
| 56. | Once course
licence |
| CHAPTER 10. FEES, TAXATION AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS | |
| 57. | Imposition of
fees and taxes |
| 58. | Tax payable on
conviction |
| CHAPTER 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GAMBLING AND GAMBLING DEVICES | |
| 59. | Rules of
gambling games or betting |
| 60. | Prohibition in respect of gambling and presumptions relating thereto |
| 61. | Manufacture,
assembly, sale, distribution, importation, acquisition, marketing,
alteration and modification of gambling devices |
| 62. | Cheating and
cheating devices |
| 63. | Prohibition of
gambling by certain persons . |
| 64. | Liability for
activities in relation to gambling games and betting |
| 65. | Gambling machines and devices to be [ licensed ] [ [ registered ] ] recorded [...amended by Act ec_2000_003_025_20000602] [...amended by Act ec_2015_001_036_20150429 - was entitled "Gambling machines and gambling devices to be registered"] |
| 66. | National
requirements |
| 67. | Electronic
monitoring systems |
| CHAPTER 12. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL | |
| 68. | Key personnel
to be registered |
| 69. | Gambling
employees to be registered |
| 69A. | Casual
gambling emloyees [...inserted
by Act ec_2000_003_027_200000602] |
| 69B. | Temporary key person or employee registration [...inserted
by Act ec_2002_008_024_20130120 as untitled text] [...amended by Act ec_2015_001_041_20150429] |
| Temporary key person or employee registration [...Title inserted by Act ec_2015_001_041(a)_20150429]** | |
| 69C. | Interactive
gambling employee to be registered [...inserted by Act
ec_2015_001_042_20150429] |
| CHAPTER 13. RESTRICTIONS, LIMITATIONS AND PROHIBITIONS | |
| 70. | Advertising |
| 71. | Restrictions
on gambling credit |
| 72. | Events and
contingencies on which gambling may take place and bets may be made |
| 73. | Restriction on
gambling through agent, and unlawful inducement to gamble |
| 74. | Place of
gambling and settling gambling debts |
| CHAPTER 14. INSPECTIONS AND ENQUIRIES | |
| 75. | Appointment of
inspectors |
| 76. | Powers of
inspectors |
| 77. | Duty to
produce licence or certificate of registration |
| 78. | Enquiries by
board |
| 79. | Suspension and
revocation of registration or licence |
| CHAPTER 15. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | |
| 80. | Regulations |
| 81. | Rules of the
board |
| 82. | Annual report
and publication of information on gambling activities |
| 83. | Patron disputes |
| 84. | Reward for
informers |
| 85. | Vicarious
responsibility |
| 86. | Suitability of
third parties |
| 87. | Gambling debts
enforceable |
| 88. | Offences and
penalties |
| 89. | Magistrates'
jurisdiction |
| 90. | Forfeiture |
| 91. | Transitional
provisions |
| 92. | Repeal of laws |
| 93. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch1. | SCHEDULE I. (SECTION 92) Statutes of the former Province of the Cape of Good Hope Statutes of the former Republic of Transkei Statutes of the former Republic of Ciskei |
| SchII. | SCHEDULE II.
APPLICATION, LICENCE AND OTHER FEES PAYABLE A. B. C. D. |
| SchIII | SCHEDULE III. Part A. Tax, penalties and interest Part B. Gambling Tax Part C. Penalty and interest for failure to pay tax or fee when due |
| SchIV | SCHEDULE IV. TAX ON BETTING (SECTION 57) |
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