Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
R 385
National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004)Chapter 2 : National Gambling PolicyPart D : Registration and certification of machines and devices25. Calibration and certification of gambling machines or gambling devices |
| 1) | When called upon to test a gambling machine or gambling device in terms of this Part, a licensed testing agent must- |
| a) | test that gambling machine or device for compliance with the applicable standard; |
| b) | record all test results; and |
| c) | issue a report of the test results to- |
| i) | the person requesting the certification; |
| ii) | the applicable provincial licensing authority; |
| iii) | the board; and |
| iv) | the South African Bureau of Standards. |
| 2) | Upon receiving a test report in terms of this section, the South African Bureau of Standards must analyse the test results relative to the standards referred to in section 24(c), and applicable standards for the machine or device concerned, and if the machine or device complies with the applicable standards, issue a letter of certification in respect of the machine or device to- |
| a) | the person requesting the certification; |
| b) | the applicable provincial licensing authority; and |
| c) | the board. |
| 3) | A contravention of subsection (1) is a breach of licence, subject to administrative sanctions in terms of this Act, or applicable provincial law. |
