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Director of Public Lotto (Constitution of Office) (Cap. 122) Consolidated

DIRECT OR OF PUBLIC LO TT O (CONSTITUT ION OF OFFICE) [CAP. 122. 1

CHAPTER 122

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LOTTO

(CONSTITUTION OF OFFICE) ACT*

To make provision for the constitution of the office of the Director of

Public Lotto.

23rd August, 1948

ACT XXXI of 1948, as amended by Ordinance XXV of 1962 and Legal

Notice 4 of 1963.

1. The title of this Act is Director of Public Lotto

(Constitution of Office) Act.
†2. (1) The collection of all duties, fines, and other monies whatsoever ac cruing through the Pub lic Lott o Ordin a n c e and through the Government Lotteries Act, 1948 ‡, and the direction of
the relative administrative offices, shall, as from the date of the commencement of this Act, vest in an officer to be styled “Director of Public Lotto” to be appointed by the Prime Minister, and all
powers and functions heretofore vested in the Collector of Imposts and Lotto and having reference to the assessment and collection of
the duti es, fines and m onies aforesaid and t h e direction of t h e relative administrative offices shall vest in and be exercised by the Director of Public Lotto, and for the purposes aforesaid the said
l a ws an d an y o r ders or regu la tions made thereunder s h all be construed as if reference therei n w e re m a de t o th e Director of Public Lotto instead of to the Collector of Imposts and Lotto:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the powers and functions which vest in any officer, other than the Collector of Imposts and Lotto, in regard to the said duties, fines and monies.
(2) In addition to the powers and functions specified in sub- article (1) the Director of Public Lotto shall have and exercise such other powers and functions as may, from time to time, be given or assigned to him by law or by lawful authority.

Title.

Transfer of certain powers and functions from the Collector of Imposts and Lotto to the Director of Public Lotto. Amended by:

XXV. 1962.4; L.N. 4 of 1963.

Cap.70.

*See also the Director of Public Lotto (Powers and Functions) Act (Chapter 137).

†The first proviso to sub-article (1) has been omitted as it has had its effect.

‡Repealed by the Government Lotteries Act (Chapter 292).