ACT No. XLI of 2014 AN ACT to amend the Lotteries and Other Games Act, Cap. 438.

I assent.

M ARIE L OUISE

(L.S.)

C OLEIRO P RECA

President

19th December, 2014

ACT No. XLI of 2014

AN ACT to amend the Lotteries and Other Games Act, Cap. 438.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and

consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament

assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

The short title of this Act is the Lotteries and Other Games Short title.

(Amendment) Act, 2014 and this Act shall be read and construed as

one with the Lotteries and Other Games Act, hereinafter referred to as Cap. 438.

"the principal Act".

In the long title of the principal Act, for the words Amendment of

"Lotteries and Gaming Authority", there shall be substituted the the

the principal

words "Malta Gaming Authority".

Act.

In the heading of Part IV within the "Arrangement of Act" Amendment of

of the principal Act, for the words "Lotteries and Gaming Authority", the

Arrangement of

there shall be substituted the words "Malta Gaming Authority".

Act of the

principal Act.

Article 2 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

Amendment of

article 2 of the

principal Act.

(a) in subarticle (1) thereof, for the definition

"Authority" there shall be substituted the following

" "Authority" means the Malta Gaming Authority

established under article 9;";

(b) in subarticle (1) thereof, for the definition

"Minister" there shall be substituted the following

" "Minister" means the Minister responsible for

the Malta Gaming Authority;"; and

(c) immediately after subarticle (3) thereof there shall

be added the following new subarticle

"(4) Any reference in any law or private contract

or any other legal instrument or document whatsoever, be

it domestic, foreign or international, to the Lotteries and

Gaming Authority shall be construed as a reference to the

Malta Gaming Authority.".

In the heading of Part IV of the principal Act immediately

following article 8, for the words "Lotteries and Gaming Authority",

there shall be substituted the words "Malta Gaming Authority".

Article 9 of the principal Act shall be amended as follows

(a)

in the marginal note thereof, for the words "Lotteries

and Gaming Authority", there shall be substituted the words

"Malta Gaming Authority"; and

(b) in subarticle (1) thereof, for the words "the Lotteries

and Gaming Authority", there shall be substituted the words

"the Malta Gaming Authority".

Article 11 of the principal Act shall be amended as

follows

(a)

paragraph (n) thereof shall be substituted by the

following

"(n) to enter into bilateral or multilateral

agreements or memoranda of understanding with other

local or overseas regulatory authorities, or other

government agencies, or other entities or organisations, for

various matters including but not limited to exchange of

information and other forms of collaboration;"; and

(b) immediately after paragraph (n) thereof there shall

be added the following new paragraph

"(o) to request any kind of information from its

licensees or prospective licensees, or persons or entities

that may be conducting an activity which requires a

licence, as it may in its discretion consider necessary

Provided that licensees shall be bound to comply

with such requests and non-compliance shall be an offense

against this Act

Provided further that prospective licensees shall

not be bound to comply with such requests but non-

compliance may be taken into account by the Authority in

deciding whether or not to award a licence

Provided further that persons or entities that may

be conducting an activity which requires a licence shall not

be bound to comply with such requests but non-

compliance shall empower the Authority to refer the matter

to the Executive Police.".

Subarticle (2) of article 78 of the principal Act shall be Amendment of

article 78 of the

amended as follows

principal Act.

(a)

in paragraph (n) thereof for the words "or specified

gaming devices; and" there shall be substituted the words "or

specified gaming devices;";

(b) paragraph (o) thereof shall be renumbered as

paragraph (p); and

(c)

immediately after paragraph (n) thereof there shall

be added the following new paragraph

"(o) provide for the setting up of a fund, to be

styled as the "GamingMalta Fund", to which there shall be

credited such percentage of taxes and, or gross fees paid by

licensees or specific categories of licensees as may be

specified in such regulations and, or other donations and, or

contributions of whichever kind and by whichever entity,

including but not limited to the Authority, for the purpose of

promoting and advancing Malta as a gaming jurisdiction and

a centre of excellence for gaming; and".

Passed by the House of Representatives at Sitting No. 221 of the

10th December, 2014.

A NĠLU F ARRUGIA

Speaker

R AYMOND S CICLUNA

Clerk of the House of Representatives