WEST BENGAL GAMBLING AND PRIZE COMPETITIONS ACT, 1957

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S.1 Short title, extent and commencement

S.2 Definitions

S.2(a) Horse-racing or pony-racing without license prohibited

S.2(b) Application for license for horse-racing

S.2(c) Grant of license for horse-racing or pony-racing and cancellation of such license

S.2(d) Penalty for contravention of condition of license

S.3 Penalty for owning or keeping or having charge of common gaming house

S.4 Penalty for being found in common gaming house

S.5 Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search

S.6 Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses to be evidence that they are common gaming house

S.7 Penalty for giving false name and address

S.8 Destruction of instruments of gaming and payment of reward to informers

S.9 Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary

S.10 Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets

S.11 Power of police officer to enter and arrest persons, who print, publish etc., matters relating to gaming

S.12 Exemption of game of skill

S.13 Indemnity of witnesses

S.14 Offences by whom triable

S.15 Penalty for subsequent offence

S.16 Protection of action taken under this chapter

S.17 Power to make rules for the purposes of this chapter

S.18 Repeal

S.19 Definitions

S.20 Interpretation

S.21 Prohibition of prize competition where the prize offered exceeds one thousand rupees a month

S.22 Licensing of prize competition where the prize offered does not exceed one thousand rupees a month

S.23 Licences for prize competitions

S.24 Promoters of prize competitions to keep accounts and submit the same to the licensing authority

S.25 Power to cancel or suspend licences

S.26 Penalty for promoting or conducting any prize competition in contravention of the provisions of sections 21 and 22

S.27 Penalty for failure to keep and submit accounts

S.28 Penalty for other offences in connection with prize competitions

S.29 Offences by Corporations

S.30 Power of licensing authority to call for and inspect accounts and documents

S.31 Power of entry and search

S.32 Forfeiture of newspapers and publications containing prize competitions

S.33 Appeals

S.34 Licensing authority and other officers to be public servants

S.35 Jurisdiction to try offences

S.36 Protection of action taken under this chapter

S.37 Power to make rules

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