Public Gambling Act, 1867
Bare Act · 1867
An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaminghouses in the 3 [United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi] 4 [and the Central Provinces]. Preamble.--.
In the syllabus of: Tamil Nadu APO
- Act number
- 3 of 1867
- Enacted
- 25 January 1867
- Contents
- 18 sections
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary Preamble
- Section 1 – Interpretation-clause
- Section 2 – Power to extend Act
- Section 3 – Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-house
- Section 4 – Penalty for being found in gaming-house
- Section 5 – Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search
- Section 6 – Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming- houses (preview)
- Section 7 – Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses (preview)
- Section 8 – On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed (preview)
- Section 9 – Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary (preview)
- Section 10 – Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence (preview)
- Section 11 – Witnesses indemnified (preview)
- Section 12 – Act not to apply to certain games (preview)
- Section 13 – Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets (preview)
- Section 14 – Offences, by whom triable (preview)
- Section 15 – Penalty for subsequent offence (preview)
- Section 16 – Portion of fine may be paid to informer (preview)
- Section 17 – Recovery and application of fines (preview)
- Section 18 – [Repealed.] (preview)