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Repeal and saving—(i) The Bengal Excise Act. 1909 (Bengal Act V of 1909). in its application to the State of Tripura, is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal every notification issued. order passed. powers conferred and any other action taken under the repealed Act. shall be deemed. respectively to have been issued. passed. conferred and taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act. ¥N TRIPURA GAMBLING ACT or ACT “/0!" I336 T.E. (i926AD) Preamble—This is an Act to prohibit gambling and the keeping of gaming houses. publicly or privately. within the Tripura State. This Act may be called an Act relating to gambling or Act iV of 1336 TAE.‘ This Act shall. after it has been approved of by the Administrative Council. come into force within the limits of the Municipality of Agartala and at places at a distance of not more than five miles thereof from the date of its notification in the State Gazette The member of the Home Department may, if he thinks fit. by a notification to be published in the State Gazette. extend the operation of this Act or any pan of it to any other place within this State. and. may. if he subsequently deems it necessary. withdraw the operation of this Act, in whole or in pan. Deflni — (a) “Gaming" does not include the betting upon a horse—race. when such betting takes place. as it ordinarily does. on the day on which such race is to be run. 0:). “Instruments of gaming" includes any article. prepared. procured and used for the purpou of carrying on or facilitating gaming. it includes the accounts book or register in respect of gaming or any other document by which such gaming is proved and also every article which is used as a means of gaming. (c) “Common gaming—house" means any house, tent. vehicle. space or walled enclosure in which any instruments of gaming are kept or used for the profit or gain of the person owning. occupying. or temporarily using or keeping such places or instruments. whether by way of letting these out on hire or otherwise howsoever. fl—d i. This Act was published in the State Gazette. dated 15th Chait of [336 TE ( [926 AD) 003) l04 TRIPl 'RA (SAMBLING ACT 4' “hoela‘ “mg "‘5 "“"c' (it “3'43“" 0' haun "k “‘5‘ My 3 house, tent. "XML 3'“ e. walled enclosure or VClltClCr situated within the limits to which th gaming house; and whoever. being the owner or occu IS Act applies. uses the same as a pier of any such house tent room s '- ,_ . _ . .pace. walled enclosure or " ' (aforesaid, llidnowrngly or wilfully permits the same tofllllpizneij used a occupied by any other per'sons as a common gaming house. and whoever has the care or management of or assists in conducting, the enclosure. space busmess of any house. tent. room. walled or vehicle as aforesaid. used or kept for the . purpose of gaming ; and whoever advances mane ‘ y for the purpose of ' to persons f uent gaming enclosure orrisqehic'eing such house. tent. root-n. space, walled shall be liable on conviction bef ' ‘ . are an M 2:: Inot exceeding two hundred rupees. or)to iztglalts‘itsrglfmgif 5 Whg: or_ngorous,_ for any term not exceeding three months.‘ . cards is? rs ound In any common gaming—house. playing with . , ce. counters, money or other instruments of gaming or to imprisonment. simple or rigorous. for any term not exceeding one month. Any person found in any common ' ‘ _ ganun house d ' may gaming, Whether playing or not, shall be gresumed “$5 contrary be proved, to have been there for the purpose of gaming.