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6.-(1) On every bet made on any totalisator or Duty on pari-mutuel authorised under this Ordinance there shall be totalisator or charged a duty of three per cent. of the amount paid, contributed or subscribed.

(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.

pari-mutuel bets and on cash-sweeps.

7.—(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations Regulations. for securing the payment of duty and generally for carry-

ing the provisions of this Ordinance into effect.

(2) Subject to the exercise of the above powers, the Schedule. regulations contained in the Schedule shall be in force from the commencement of this Ordinance and shall be deemed to have been made under this Ordinance,

8. Any person who, and the secretary, treasurer and Penalties. 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.

9.-(1) Section 2 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, as Repeals and amended by section 2 of the Gambling Amendment Amendments. Ordinance, 1930, is amended by the deletion of the words Ordinance "other than sweepstakes conducted in accordance with the No. 2 of provisions of section 18 of this Ordinance" and by the substitution therefor of the words :—

1891.

Ordinance No. 12 of

“other than totalisators, pari-mutuels and cash- 1930. sweeps authorised under the Betting Tax Ordi- nance, 1981, and other than the sweepstakes subscriptions contributed towards the prizes for the owners of winners and placed horses or ponies in horse and pony races conducted by race, jockey or hunt clubs."

(2) Section 18 of the Gambling Ordinance, 1891, as enacted by section 3 of the Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1930 is repealed.

(3) The Gambling Amendment Ordinance, 1930, is repealed.

SCHEDULE.

[s, 7 (2).1

BETTING DUTY REGULATIONS,

1. The Provisions (including the penal provisions) of the Stamp Duties Management Ordinance, 1911, shall apply to stamps used for denoting Betting duty.

2. The secretary of every club organising a cash-sweep or conducting a totalisator or pari-mutuel, in the Colony, or acting as agent in the Colony for the allocation of chances in a cash-sweep organised outside the Colony, shall draw up for the Collector of Stamp Revenue a statement showing

(i) the number of tickets sold and the amounts received in respect of the totalisator or pari- mutuel betting on each race;