Section 69: Cancellation of registration certificate

69. Cancellation of registration certificate (1) Where the Operator terminates the appointment under which a lottery retailer is authorised to sell lottery game tickets, it shall forthwith notify the Board of the termination. (2) Where a notice is given under subsection (1), the Board shall cancel the registration certificate of the lottery retailer. (3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the Board may cancel a registration certificate where it is satisfied that— (a) the information given to the Board for the registration of the lottery retailer is false or misleading in a material particular; (b) the lottery retailer has contravened this Act or any rules made under section 77; (c) the lottery retailer is not, or is no longer, a fit and proper person to be a lottery retailer; or (d) the lottery retailer has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act, or under any other enactment where the offence is one involving fraud or dishonesty. (4) Where the Board is of opinion that a registration certificate should be cancelled, it shall give notice of its intention, in writing, to the lottery retailer and the Operator together with its reasons for so doing. (5) The Board shall, in the notice under subsection (4), require the lottery retailer to show cause in writing, within such time as may be specified in the notice, why the registration certificate should not be cancelled. G2 – 34 [Issue 7] Revised Laws of Mauritius (6) The Board shall, after considering the explanations of the lottery retailer, inform him in writing of its decision and the reasons for its decision. (S. 69 came into operation on 6 December 2007.)