BETTING DUTY.
No. 40 of 1931.
1965
shall be permitted: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall prevent the publication of results after the race in question or after any drawing in relation thereto.
6.-(1) On every bet made on any totalizator or pari-mutuel authorized by this Ordinance there shall be charged a duty on a scale to be determined from time to time by a resolution of the Legislative Council.
(2) On every cash-sweep ticket sold and on every cash-sweep chance allocated by list as provided in section 4 there shall be charged a duty of five per cent. of the amount paid, contributed or subscribed.
(3) The secretary, treasurer and every steward and member of the committee of management of the club, as well as the club itself if a corporation, shall be jointly and severally liable for the duty payable.
Duty on totalizator or pari-mutuel bets and on cash-sweeps.
7. The Governor in Council may make regulations for securing the payment of duty and generally for carrying the provisions of this Ordinance into effect.
8. Any person who, and the secretary, treasurer and every steward or member of the committee of management of any club which, acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made or condition imposed thereunder for which no other penalty is provided shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
* As amended by No. 26 of 1934 [24.8.34].
+ As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.