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Public Gambling Act 1867 Section 13

Title: Gaming and Setting Birds and Animals to Fight in Public Streets

State: Central

Year: 1867

A police officer may apprehend without warrant any person found playing for money or other valuable thing with cards, dice, counters or other instruments of gaming, used in playing any game not being a game of mere skill in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person setting any birds or animals to fight in any public street, place or thoroughfare situated within the limits aforesaid or any person there present aiding and abetting such public fighting of birds and animals. Such person when apprehended shall be brought without delay before a Magistrate, and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty rupees, or to imprisonment, either simple or rigorous, for any term not exceeding one calendar month; Distraction of instruments of gaming found in public street. and such police officer may seize all instruments of gaming found to such public place or on the person of those whom he shall so arrest, and the Magistrate may on conviction of the offender order such instruments to be forthwith destroyed.

Public Gambling Act, 1867 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1867

.....in force in Oudh the Central Provinces and the Punjab, and they have been found to work satisfactorily. It is obviously desirable to convert these rules into express legislative enactment, and this Bill, if it becomes law, will effect that object. A similar Act has recently been passed by the Governor of Bombay in Council. Under the present Bill, house will only be searched by an Officer of Police not below the rank of Inspector, and under the authority of a warrant from a Magistrate with full powers."-Gaz. of India, 1866, p. 978. An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming- house in the 2United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi]3[and the Central Provinces]. Preamble WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming-houses [in the United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi and the Central Provinces]; It is hereby enacted as follows :- STATE AMENDMENT Himachal Pradesh: In the Preamble, after the words 'Central Provinces' insert the words 'and Himachal Pradesh'. H. P. A.L.O., 1948, C1.3and Sch., Item 2 (25-12-1948). SECTION 01: INTERPRETATION CLAUSE In this Act - 5[* * * *] "Common.....

Public Gambling Act 1867 Complete Act

Title: Public Gambling Act 1867

State: Central

Year: 1867

Preamble1 - PUBLIC GAMBLING ACT, 1867 Section1 - Interpretation clause Section2 - Power to extend Act Section3 - Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of a gaming-house Section4 - Penalty for being found in gaming-house Section5 - Powers to enter and authorise police to enter and search Section6 - Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming-houses Section7 - Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses Section8 - On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed Section9 - Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary Section10 - Magistrate may require any person, apprehended to be sworn and give evidence Section11 - Witnesses indemnified Section12 - Act not to apply to certain games Section13 - Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets Section14 - Offences by whom triable Section15 - Penalty for subsequent offence Section16 - Portion of fine may be paid to informer Section17 - Recovery and application of fines Section18 - Offences under this Act to be "offences" within the meaning of Penal Code