BETTING CONTROL ACT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION(CHAPTER 166 )

CHAPTER 166 - BETTING CONTROL ACT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Betting Control Regulations

BETTING CONTROL REGULATIONS

Arrangement of Regulations

Regulation

1. Title

2. Interpretation

3. Form of application

4. Time for submission of application

5. Further particulars

6. Advertisement of application

7. Objections

8. Applicant to be informed of objection

9. Notice of meeting of Board

10. Objectors may be present or represented at the hearing

11. Power to take evidence on oath

12. Chairman to preside

13. Meetings to be held in public or in private

14. Procedure

15. Renewal of a License

16. Procedure on renewal or variation of a License

17. Form of License

18. Application to Inspector General of Police

19. False statement

SCHEDULE

[Regulations by the Minister]

Act 13 of 1994,

GN 20 of 1958,

GN 497 of 1964,

SI 149 of 1989,

SI 105 of 1974.

1. Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Betting Control Regulations.

2. Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“License” means a License issued to a bookmaker under the Act.

3. Form of application

Every application for a License shall be submitted to the Board in duplicate in Form 1 set out in the Schedule.

4. Time for submission of application

Every such application shall be submitted to the Board at least forty days before the date upon which it is desired to commence a bookmaking business.

5. Further particulars

On receipt of any such application, the Board shall satisfy itself that the particulars required are set out with sufficient clarity and may return the application for amplification or amendment.

6. Advertisement of application

On receipt of any such application, the Board shall forthwith, at the expense of the applicant, advertise the same in the Gazette and one local newspaper.

7. Objections

Any person who wishes to object to the issue of a License shall make such objections in writing to reach the Board within twenty-one days of the publication of the advertisement in accordance with regulation 6 and shall set out the grounds therefor.

8. Applicant to be informed of objection

On receipt of any objection made in accordance with regulation 7, the Board shall forthwith send a copy of such objection to the applicant.

9. Notice of meeting of Board

At least ten days before considering any application for a License, the Board shall give notice of the meeting of the Board at which any such application is to be considered, in such manner as it deems fit.

10. Objectors may be present or represented at the hearing

At any meeting at which an application is to be considered, the applicant and any person objecting in accordance with these Regulations may appear either personally or by counsel at the hearing and lead evidence in support of his application or objection, as the case may be.

11. Power to take evidence on oath

At any meeting at which an application is to be considered, the Board shall have power to take evidence on oath and the chairman is hereby authorised to administer oaths for the purpose of this regulation.

12. Chairman to preside

The chairman shall preside at all meetings at which he is present. In the absence of the chairman, the members shall elect one of their number to preside.

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13. Meetings to be held in public or in private

At any meeting the Board may decide either that the proceedings or any part of them shall be held in public or in private at its discretion.

14. Procedure

Every meeting of the Board shall be held in accordance with the procedure set out in these Regulations and in default of any prescribed provision the procedure

15. Renewal of a License

Every application for a renewal of a License shall be submitted to the Board in duplicate in Form 2 set out in the Schedule.

16. Procedure on renewal or variation of a License

The procedure to be followed by a licensed bookmaker for any renewal or variation of his License shall, mutatis mutandis, follow that set out for an original application as provided by regulations 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11.

17. Form of License

Every License issued under these Regulations shall be in Form 3 set out in the Schedule.

18. Application to Inspector General of Police

The promoters of any race meeting who desire to obtain permission from the Inspector General of Police for bookmakers to be permitted to carry on business at such race meeting shall apply for such permission to the Inspector General of Application to Inspector General of Police

19. False statement

Any person who makes a false statement in any application for a License made, or a renewal or variation thereof, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding seven hundred and fifty penalty units or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months, or to both.

[ Am by Act 13 of 1994.]

SCHEDULE

PRESCRIBED FORMS

FORM 1

[Regulation 3]

BETTING CONTROL ACT

APPLICATION FOR A BOOKMAKER’S LICENSE

To: THE BETTING CONTROL AND LICENSING BOARD,
P.O. Box RW62,
LUSAKA.

In accordance with the provisions of the Betting Control Act I hereby apply for a bookmaker’s License.

Full name of applicant ..............................................................................................................

Full postal address ....................................................................................................................
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Telephone number ......................................................................................................................

Place of birth .............................................................................................................................

Date of birth ...............................................................................................................................

Passport number ......................... Office of issue ........................................................................

Period of residence in Zambia .....................................................................................................

Date of original entry into Zambia ................................................................................................

Periods of residence in other countries ........................................................................................
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Have you previously carried on the business of a bookmaker? If so, give full particulars ....................
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Other previous trade/s or profession/s .........................................................................................
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Is the business to be carried on in partnership with another person or persons? If so, give full particulars ................................................................................................................................
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6. Give the following details of the premises on which it is proposed to carry on the business of a bookmaker:

(a)

Address .........................................................................................................................

(b)

(i) Number of rooms occupied .........................................................................................

(ii) Floor on which proposed premises are located ..............................................................
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(c)

Distance between the proposed premises and the nearest premises for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor .....................................................................................

(d)

By what tenure do you occupy the proposed premises? .....................................................

(e)

Have the proposed premises been previously licensed for bookmaking in terms of the Betting Control Act? ...................................................................................................................

Do you intend to carry on the business of a bookmaker at race meetings? ..........................

(a)

Have you ever been convicted of any criminal offence involving fraud or dishonesty? If so, give particulars
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(b)

Have you ever been declared bankrupt or entered into an agreement with creditors? If so, give particulars
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Are you prepared to furnish the Board with security to a sum of K4,000 or such greater sum as the Board may decide? ....................................................................................................................

Date ........................................................

Signature of applicant ......................................

FORM 2

[Regulation 15]

BETTING CONTROL ACT

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A BOOKMAKER’S LICENSE

To: THE BETTING CONTROL AND LICENSING BOARD,
P.O. BOX RW62,
LUSAKA.

In accordance with the provisions of the Betting Control Act I hereby apply for renewal of a bookmaker’s License.

1. Full name of applicant ....................................................................................................................

Full postal address .............................................................................................................................

.............................................................................................................................................................

Telephone number ..............................................................................................................................

2. I certify that the particulars submitted by me in Form 1 (Application for a Bookmaker’s License) on (insert date) are still correct with the exception of the changes set out below ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3. The gross turnover of the bookmaking business for which I require the renewal of License during the twelve months ending amounted to .........................

Date ................................................. Signature of applicant ..............................................................

ORIGINAL FORM 3

[Regulation 17]

BETTING CONTROL ACT No..........

LICENSE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF A BOOKMAKER

[Section 5]

..........................................................................................................................................................................................................(state full name)

is hereby authorised to carry on the business of a bookmaker at .....................................................or at any race meeting authorised in terms of section 18 of the Betting Control Act.

This License is issued in terms of the Betting Control Act upon the conditions set forth overleaf and shall terminate on the 30th June, 20........

................................................................................................................................ Chairman,

The Betting Control and Licensing Board

Date of issue .....................

Fee paid ............................

CONDITIONS

FORM 4

[Regulation 18]

BETTING CONTROL ACT

APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO ALLOW BOOKMAKERS TO CARRY ON BUSINESS AT A RACE MEETING

To: THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE,
P.O. BOX RW .103,
LUSAKA.

In accordance with the provisions of the Betting Control Act ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(full names and addresses)

being promoters of a race meeting to be held at .................................................................................on.................................... and desirous that bookmakers be permitted to carry on business at this race meeting hereby apply for a permit for such purpose.

(Signed) ...................................................................................
Designation ..............................................................................
For and on behalf of .................................................................

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