The Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970 Act No.8 of 1970
meghalaya · 1970
- S. 1Short title, and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Penalty for owning, keeping or having charge of a common gaming house.
- S. 4Penalty for assisting gambling.
- S. 5Penalty for being found in common gaming house.
- S. 6Power of Police Officer to enter and search.
- S. 7Finding instruments of gaming in suspected houses to be evidence that they are common gaming houses.
- S. 8Penalty for giving for stakes unnecessary
- S. 9Destruction of instruments of gaming and payment of reward to informers.
- S. 10Proof for playing for stakes unnecessary.
- S. 11Gaming in public places.
- S. 12Power of Police Officer to enter premises and arrest persons, printing, etc., matters relating to gambling.
- S. 13Exemptions
- S. 14Indemnity of witnesses.
- S. 15Penalty for subsequent offence.
- S. 15AOffences under sections 3 and 4 non bailable
- S. 16Searches how to be made.
- S. 17Protection of action taken
- S. 18Recovery of fines.
- S. 19Power to make rules.
- S. 20Repeal of the Public Gambling Act, 1967 (Central Act 3 of 1867).
- S. 21Amendment of Assam Amusements and Betting Tax Act, 1980 (Assam Act 6 of 1939).