Use or Amusement Machines (Restriction) RegulatloR!l, 1988

L.N. 43 of 1988

POLICE LICENCES ACT. 1949

(ACT NO. XXXIV 0.' 1949)

Code of Police Laws

(Cap. 10)

Use or Amusement Machines (Restriction) RegulatloR!l, 1988

iN exercise of the powers conferred by set:tion 3 of the Police Li-

cences Act, 1949, and section 195 of the Code of Police Laws, the De-

pu ty Prime Minister and Minister for Internal Affairs and Justice, with

the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, has made the following reg-

ulations:-

I. (I) These regulations may becited as the Use of Amusement

Machines ( Rcslriclion) Regulations, 1988.

(2) These regulations shall come into force on Ihe 1st June.

1988.

In these regulations, unless the context othelWise requires

"amusement machine" means any type of amusement

machinc operated by the insertion into the machine of a coin or

coins. or any token. and where in the operation Ihereof a successful

player neither ret:eives nor is offered any ben efit olher than the op-

portunity afforded by the automatic action of the machine to play

the game agai n without th e insertion of another coin or token, and ,

except for the purposes of regulation 4, shall incl ude machines

known as " Kiddie Ride Machines", Juke-boxes and public Table

Soccer tables;

"premises" means any premises for the keeping of which a li-

cence or permit is requ ired from the Commissionerof Police under

any Act, Ordinance , Regulation or other enactment, and any

prem ises registered as a club ;

"token " means a device lik e a coin bought for insertion in

amusement machines instead of coins. for the operation of the

same machines,

No person shall kcep or operate, or suffer to be kept or oper· Prohil>i,ion

ated any amusement machines on any premises without the authority in '0 ~«p .t<,

writing from the Commissione r of Police.

The Commissioner of Police shall not authorise the keeping Corn........,.,.,

and operation of more than three amusement machines on any prem- 0( 1'oIic< """

ises.

The maximum value of the coin o r toke n thal may be inse rted

in an amu sement machine shall be of 10 cents, and Ihe muimum price

for Ihe playing of anyone game o n an amusement machine shal l be 10

cenls.

There shall be charged by the Commissio ner of Police for Ihe

issue of the authority 10 keep an amuse ment machine on any pre mises

the fee of

(a) Lm20 per an num in respect of anyone Kiddie Ride

Machine. lu ke-box o r Table Soccer; and

(b) Lm IOO per annum in respe<:1 of /Iny o the r one am use-

ment machine.

(I) An y person who contravenes the provisions o fregulation

3 of Ih ese regul ot ions shall be guilty of on offenee an d shall on conviction

be liable 10 Ihe penalties established in Ihe Criminal Code for con tra-

ve nt ions eil her separntely or cumulatively.

(2) In Ihe case of aseoondor subsequenlconviction for an of-

fence against 1:le provisions of these regulations the provisions of sec-

tion 320 of Ihe Code of Po lice Laws shall be applicable. and il shall be

lawful for Ihe Coun 10 cancel or suspend , fOf any time al its discretion,

the licence in relation 10 lhe premises where the o ffence was com mitted.

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