Section 59: Licensing of Operator

59. Licensing of Operator (1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, there shall, at no time, be more than one Operator holding a licence for the purposes of this Part. (2) (a) The Board shall issue a licence to the Operator authorising it to operate the Mauritius National Lottery on behalf of the Government of Mauritius but subject to paragraph (b). (b) The Operator shall not be deemed to be the agent of Government for the purpose of any liability of any nature towards a third party and arising out of the operation of the Mauritius National Lottery. [Issue 3] G2 – 30 Revised Laws of Mauritius (3) A licence issued under this section shall be valid for a period not exceeding 10 years. (4) On an application made by the Operator to the Board at least one year prior to the expiry of the licence, the Board may, on being satisfied of the satisfactory operation of the Mauritius National Lottery by the Operator, renew the licence for one or more period not exceeding 5 years, subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may impose. (5) A licence issued under this section shall be subject to the payment of the appropriate licence fee specified in the Third Schedule. (S. 59 came into operation on 6 December 2007.) [S. 59 amended by s. 21 (e) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 14 May 2015.]