Bare ActsThe SIKKIM ONLINE GAMING(REGULATION) ACT, 2008

Section 20

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(1) li shall be lawful lor any pollce officer, Iot below the rank ot Deputy Superintendent ol Police, authorized the State government in tf s behalf by generalor specialorder in writing; (i) to enter, if necessary, by lorce, whether by day or night, or with sucl.r assistants as he considers necessary, at any premises where he has reasonable cause to believe ihat any provision ofthis Actorthe rules made there underare or are being orare likelyto be contravened or a breach of any of the conditions of the licence is or is lil(e ii to be conmihed; (ii) lo search lhe place and the persons whom he may find therein; (iil) totake inio custody and produce belore a J udicial lt/agisirate altsuch persons as are concelned or against whom a reasonable complaint has been made orcrodible lnformation has been received ora reasonable suspicion exists having been concerned wiih any conhavention or breach referred in clause (i), and; (iv) to seize all things found therein which are lntended tobe used orare reasonably to havo been used in connecUon with contravention or breach. (2) All searches under this Section shall be made if accordance with the provisions oi Code oi Criminal Procedures, 1973. Ail oif6nces under this Act shall be cognizable and bai able. No sult, prosecution or other t€gal proceeding shall lie against the State Govemment or any officeroith6 Govemment orany other person ex6rcising any powers or disohargingany f!nctions or performing anV duties under lhis Act lor any,thing in good iaith done or intended to be done under this Acl or any ru'e or o.dernaoe rhc,e under. (1) The Stato gov6rnment may, by.otification in the Officiat Gazetle, and subject to the condition of prevlous appiicatiof, make ru es lor carrying out the purposes oi this Act. (2) ln parlicuiarand without prejudice tothe generatity ofthe foregoihg power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namelyl (i) The online casino games and sports games, forthopurpose ofthe Act and the rules to be observed if playing such garios; (ii) Ihe iorm and manner oi making application ior the ticence and the iees to be paid for its grant or renewal and the condilions subject to which it may be granted; (iii) The manner of keoping accounls r€lating to Online Games, tho othor particulars to be shown in the accounts, andthetorm in which and tho intervals at which they shall be submilted 10 the State Government, or io lhe authorizod officer: (iv) The restrictions or cond itlons wlth rogardlothe age orotherconditions of the persons who rhaybe employed forOnline Gaming, orwho may be permitted to play online games or otheMlse take part in the organlzation or exhibilion of such gam6s; (v) The other restrlctions or condilions wilh regard to the admission ol ihe participanis and lheiees, if any, to be charged for lhelr ad rn ission; (vi) The lypes of notcos to be exhibited and the mannor in which they are to be exhibited of the onlSine gaming website; (vii) The restrictions or conditlons wilh regard lo the advertisements perlaining to Online gaming; Ottences to be cognizable and ballable. Protectlon of sction taken i good taith.

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