ACT, No. 17 OF 2010

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PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
SRI LANKA
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CASINO BUSINESS (REGULATION)
ACT, NO. 17 OF 2010
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[Certified on 07th December, 2010]
Printed on the Order of Government
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Published as a Supplement to Part II of the Gazette of the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lankaof December 10, 2010.
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Casino Business (Regulation) 1
Act, No. 17 of 2010
[Certified on 07th December, 2010]
L .D. —O. 15/2010
ANACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF AREAS INWHICH PERSONS
ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF CASINOS CAN SET UP THEIR
ESTABLISHMENTSANDTO PROVIDEFOR MATTERSCONNECTEDTHEREWITH
OR INCIDENTAL THERETO
BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist
Republic of Sri Lanka as follows :—
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Casino Business Short title
(Regulation) Act, No. 17 of 2010.
2. (1) No person shall, from and after January 1, 2012 Prohibition on
the carrying on
engage in the business of a Casino other than under the
of the business
authority of a valid license issued in that behalf by the of Casino.
Minister, and within a specific area to be designated by the
Minister by Order published in the Gazette.
(2) The Secretary to the Ministry of the Minister to whom
the subject of Gaming is assigned shall cause to be published
a Notification in a daily newspaper in the Sinhala, Tamil and
English languages giving adequate notice to the public of
the requirement of having to obtain licences for carrying on
the business of a Casino, in accordance with the provisions
of subsection(1).
(3) Any person who carries on the business of a Casino in
contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) shall be
guilty of an offence and shall on conviction after summary
trial be liable to be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which shall extend to five years or to a
fine of rupees five million or to both such fine and
imprisonment.
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Licence to be 3. The licence issued in terms of section 2 shall be subject
subject to such
to such terms and conditions as are specified therein.
terms and
conditions. Regulations may be made specifying the criteria to be
followed in setting out the terms and conditions and the
manner of making an application for a licence and the
procedure to be followed in issuing the same.
Regulations. 4. (1) The Minister may make regulations for the purpose
of carrying out or giving effect to the principles and provisions
of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality
of the powers conferred by subsection (1), the Minister may
make regulations in respect of the following matters :–
(a) any matter in respect of which regulations are
authorized or required by this Act to be made;
(b) the form of an application for a licence and the fees
to be paid therefor and the period for which a licence
so issued will be valid in relation to the different
games for stake, being played at a Casino and any
appropriate supervisory measures;
(c) the procedure to be followed for granting of licences;
(d) the procedure for the cancellation of licences.
(3) Every regulation made by the Minister shall be
published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on
the date of the publication or on such later date as may be
specified in the regulation.
(4) Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon
as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought
before Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not
so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date
of disapproval, but without prejudice to anything previously
done thereunder.
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(5) Notification of the date on which any regulation is so
deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.
5. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— Interpretation.
“Casino” means any premises to which individuals
have access—
(a) with or without payment;
(b) whether as of right or not,
for the playing of any game for a stake and includes
the playing of baccarat, puntobanco, big six, black
jack, boule, chemin – de – fer, chuck – a – luck,
crown and anchor, faro, faro bank, hazard, poker
dice, pontoon, American frcanch roulette, trente –
et – quarntc, vingt – et – um, or wheel of fortune or
any other game which the Minister may from time
to time by Order published in the Gazette, specify.
6. In the event of an inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text to
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail prevail in case
of inconsistency.

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