Section 94A: Time limit to pay licence fee upon renewal
This section is inserted by Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, section 38.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
94A. Time limit to pay licence fee upon renewal
Where an application for the renewal of a licence is made under
section 94, any licence fee specified in the Third Schedule shall be paid
before the expiry of the period of the licence specified in that Schedule.
(c) in section 94B, by repealing subsection (1) and replacing it by the following
subsection –
(1) Where a person fails to pay the licence fee specified in the
Third Schedule within the time limit referred to in section 94A, he shall be
liable to pay, in addition to the licence fee payable, a penalty of 50 per cent of
the amount of the licence fee payable, provided that payment is effected not
later than 15 days after the expiry of the licence.
(d) in section 109, by inserting, after subsection (2), the following new subsection
–
(2A) (a) A gaming machine operator, limited payout machine
operator and hotel casino operator shall keep all his gaming machines,
limited payout machines, jackpot system and casino management system, as
the case may be, powered on at all times.
(b) A gaming machine operator, limited payout machine
operator and hotel casino operator shall not, without the prior approval of the
Authority, power off his gaming machines, limited payout machines, jackpot
system and casino management system, as the case may be, for
maintenance purposes.
(e) in the Third Schedule, in CATEGORY 3 –
(i) by deleting the item “Bookmaker licence for conducting fixed odds
betting on local races” and its corresponding entries and replacing it
by the following item and its corresponding entries –
Bookmaker licence for conducting fixed
odds betting on local races –
(a) at the racecourse 1,000,000 payable in 4 instalments, Yearly or part
each instalment being payable on thereof
or before the first day of every
period of 3 months
(b) through remote communication 3,500,000 payable in 4 instalments,
each instalment being payable on Yearly or part
or before the first day of every thereof
period of 3 months
40,000 payable in 4 instalments,
each instalment being payable on
or before the first day of every
period of 3 months
(ii) by deleting the item “Totalisator operator licence” and its
corresponding entries and replacing it by the following item and its
corresponding entries –
Totalisator operator licence –
(a) for operating at the racecourse 1,000,000 payable in 4 Yearly or part
instalments, each instalment being thereof
payable on or before the first day
of every period of 3 months
(b) for operating outside the 40,000 in respect of each place of Yearly or part
racecourse business, payable in 4 instalments, thereof
each instalment being payable on
or before the first day of every
period of 3 months
(c) for operating through remote (i) 40,000 in respect of the Yearly or part
communication at such place principal place of business, thereof
outside the racecourse as the payable in 4 instalments,
Board may approve each instalment being
payable on or before the first
day of every period of 3
months
(ii) 40,000 in respect of every Yearly or part
other place at which facilities thereof
are provided, payable in 4
instalments, each instalment
being payable on or before
the first day of every period of
3 months
(d) for conducting local race inter- 3,500,000 payable in 4 Yearly or part
totalisator betting instalments, each instalment being thereof
payable on or before the first day
of every period of 3 months
(e) for conducting foreign race- 3,500,000 payable in 4 Yearly or part
inter-totalisator bettin
000 in respect of every Yearly or part
other place at which facilities thereof
are provided, payable in 4
instalments, each instalment
being payable on or before
the first day of every period of
3 months
(d) for conducting local race inter- 3,500,000 payable in 4 Yearly or part
totalisator betting instalments, each instalment being thereof
payable on or before the first day
of every period of 3 months
(e) for conducting foreign race- 3,500,000 payable in 4 Yearly or part
inter-totalisator betting instalments, each instalment being thereof
payable on or before the first day
of every period of 3 months
(f) in respect of each terminal 40,000 in respect of each terminal, Yearly or part
payable in 4 instalments, each thereof
instalment being payable on or
before the first day of every period
of 3 months
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- By when must I pay my gambling licence renewal fee?