Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any rules made thereunder, it shall be lawful for the State Government by general or special order to--
(a) prohibit the grant of licences in respect of a lottery or class of lotteries throughout the State or in any area;
(b) prescribe the maximum number of licences which may be granted in any area;
(c) direct that no licences specified in such order shall be granted without the previous approval of the State Government;
(d) issue such other instructions in any matter pertaining to the grant or otherwise of licences under this Act as the State Government may deem proper.