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Lotteries Act, 1997 (Act No. 57 of 1997)

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Laws repealed or amended

 

No. and year of Act

Title

Extent of repeal or amendment

Act No. 44 of 1958

Post Office Act, 1958

The substitution for section 35 of following section:

"35. Articles addressed to persons conducting a lottery or sports pool or dealing in indecent or obscene matters

When the postal company is satisfied on enquiry or by any advertisement, letter, circular or other documentary evidence that any person is conducting or assisting as agent or otherwise in conducting a lottery or sports pool in contravention of the Lotteries Act, 1997, or is dealing in indecent or obscene matter, and is using the services of the postal company for the purpose, the postal company may detain or delay all postal articles addressed to such person (whether under his own or under a fictitious or assumed name) or his agent or representative, or to any address of any such person, agent or representative without the name of any person appearing thereon, and all such postal articles may be opened and returned to the senders thereof or otherwise disposed of as the postal company may deem fit.".

Act No. 51 of 1965

Gambling Act, 1965
(a) Amendment of section 1 by the deletion of the definitions of "lottery", "prize", "sporting event", "sports pool", "subscription" and "ticket".
(b) Repeal of sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10.
(c) Amendment of section 8 by the deletion of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (i) and (ii).

Act No. 23 of 1982

Gambling Act, 1982 (Ciskei)
(a) Amendment of section 1 by the deletion of the definitions of "lottery", "sporting event" and "sports pool".


(b) Amendment of section 7 by the deletion of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of sub-section (1) and subsection (4).


(c) Amendment of section 9 by the substitution for paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph:

"(a) grant such application subject to such conditions and restrictions as the President[-in-Council] may deem necessary[, including a condition requiring the holder of a lottery licence or a sports pool licence to furnish security in the amount fixed by the President-in-Council for the due payment of prizes; or].


(d) Amendment of section 10 by the deletion of paragraph (b) of subsection (1).


(e) Amendment of section 12 by the deletion of paragraph (c) of subsection (2).


(f) Amendment of section 17 by the deletion of paragraph (b) of subsection (1).


(g) Amendment of section 18 by the substitution for subsection (1) of the following subsection:

"(1) No person shall participate, and no licence-holder or any person employed by him or her in connection with the management, supervision, control or administration or any activity authorized by such licence shall permit any person to participate, in any game in a casino or gaming room [or in any lottery or sports pool] unless payment therefor is in current money or by cheque: Provided that the licence-holder may, at his or her discretion, grant credit facilities to any person who furnishes a satisfactory guarantee of payment.".


(h) Amendment of section 19—


(i) by the deletion of subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1);


(ii) by the deletion of paragraph (c) of subsection (1);


(iii) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (d) of the following paragraph:

"(d) perform any act with the object of acquiring or assisting any other person to acquire from any source in Ciskei or elsewhere any ticket in an unlicensed game of chance[, sports pool or lottery];";


(iv) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (e) of the following paragraph:

"(e) print or publish, either in a newspaper, periodical publication or any printed document, any notice or advertisement of any unlicensed gaming house, gaming activity [sports pool or lottery];"; and


(v) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (g) of the following paragraph:

"(g) distribute or cause to be distributed or deliver or cause to be delivered to any person any hand bill or entrance form or other document conveying in print, writing or other way, notice of or information with regard to any unlicensed gaming-house, [sports pool, lottery] or place where games of chance are played or any activity prohibited by this Act is performed; or".


(i) Amendment of section 24 by the deletion of paragraph (b) of subsection (2).


(j) Amendment of Part A of the Schedule by the deletion of items 2 and 3.


(k) Amendment of Part B of the Schedule by the deletion of the last two items.

Act No. 14 of 1984

State Lotteries Act, 1984 (Ciskei)

The whole.

Decree No. 14 of 1989

Lotteries Decree, 1989 (Transkei)

The whole.