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(2) Any member, officer, servant or agent of the Board acting or attempting to act in contravention of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
(3) Any person abetting the commission of an offence under sub-section (2) of this section shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
16. Nothing contained in any other law relating to betting or gaming in force in any State or Laws not to Settlement shall apply to any lottery promoted by the Board under this Ordinance or to any ticket or other document sold or distributed in connection with any such lottery by or on behalf of the Board.
lotteries promoted under this Ordinance.
Offences.
General penalty.
17. Any person who—
(a) sells or distributes or permits to be sold or distributed any ticket or chance in any lottery promoted by the Board otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance or of any rules made there- under relating to such lottery or with the provisions of any Order or prospectus relating thereto; or
(b) being an agent officer or servant of any person fails to account to his principal for any sums received on sale or by commission or otherwise in respect of the sale or distribution of any such ticket or chance; ·
or
(e) with intent to deceive, makes any false entry or omits to make any entry required to be made in respect of any lottery in any book required under this Ordinance to be kept in respect of such lottery;
shall be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and imprisonment.
18. Any person guilty of an offence against this Ordinance for which no other penalty is specifically provided shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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19. A Sessions Court or a Court of a First Class Jurisdiction Magistrate shall have power to try any offence against and First this Ordinance committed within the local jurisdic- Class tion of such Court and a Sessions Court may impose Courts. the full penalty provided by this Ordinance, notwith- standing any other written law to the contrary.
from duty
20. No duty imposed by or under the provisions Exemption of the Betting and Sweepstake Ordinance, 1948, shall be payable on any lottery permitted to be promoted the Betting by the Board under this Ordinance.
and Sweepstake Ordinance, 1948.
21. The High Commissioner in Council may make Rules. rules-
(a) prescribing anything required to be or which may be prescribed under this Ordinance;
(b) regulating the conduct and administration of any lottery promoted under this Ordinance including the sale and distribution of tickets or chances, the form, printing and serial numbering of such tickets or chances, the drawing of prizes, the commission (if any) to be paid on the sale or distribution of tickets or chances;
(c) prescribing the manner in which accounts required under this Ordinance shall be kept and audited;
(d) prescribing any other matter which may be necessary for the purpose of carrying this Ordinance into effect and for the purpose of ensuring the honest and satisfactory management of any lottery promoted under this Ordinance and the due application of all funds raised by such lottery.
Passed in the Legislative Council on the twentieth day of April, 1950.
1950.
H. R. ELLIS,
Clerk of Council.
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