The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Public Gambling Regulation 1951

T- , \'U' A Begutratlon to nrd1ld?: I?" the punlshment' of pub11c gambllng and ;h; [egnfng of Yo'lTot garrring-hous qs 1n the Arrdaman and Nic oUi" ls:L"nat'' and ' f or matters c onnected therewlth'. :l conrencement '--(t0 Thls Regulatron ,may i;. g.tt;a tn" Ahd*run .a.nd Nicoba' rslands l Z. It extends .to the whOle of. the Andarnan artd. ' . REGULATI'ON, ?.' D*f inltlons '- E' (apt v of or wagerlng oI' xe'rc1se, or for' the s et tl enlent Lt of s uch wage- of Crimina{ or any other ed ori; ANDS PUBLIC l. t t (* ) , ttbetting of ff cerr means aFI d f'or wagerin ii;;i; ,"ri-fbr recelvin*.monevs as dn'agencv t 189 fie9), ng-houserr h (a ) arrY instruments of g, i'o r the p roflt or eu.'in:ii . !l: Pu-ti.:: I o.r' keiepirig s uci: pllce- Whelher by way o o 1' Lrn irrs t' tuur*"t's ' of gamlng as s ugh howsogver for garnllgr FurPose aming are ';ePt L)r us ed f charge for thr; Lrse s, ,or (U ) the ,8*te 'of the- well- known tn Blrrrna or Chlna ld carrl- niln anv area; Contlnue-i ' 2/* -+t I ,I 'J'Wrffi{ $ *r1[ L' opy . of + bt b"r Irro . l g-7 112 o-Home dat ed 1-7 - ,;, 6from the Lssis tant Sec-reta::y (Gen""ur ), Anclaman ancj .NlcobarA{rln-rgr.;rrt-} o\,, Fort dlair-;,j;ressed to I;;'i""il;tor Generrrlo'f Potic e, Arlciaman anci nirc,rrr;;- i;i;;d;; port Brarr. - tter ove r and er the J _l 1 6/ 1 1 /76 dar.q],'?E,.tr*i;':;.*l: ;;;;;.1",5;$ I;f orwar d nArewJth one c opy of tb; Arr,i; run arld NlPu-r)llc Garnbllqe Resulati.bn, fii1 (N;;-iT"oi lgitthat'suff-lcleilt- nfilrrer or' copi*" thereof r B.s penrent of thc :bnartnrent may ki;;iy-b;-sdi'"y"rbof the'zar'lous Police Statiofrs anh outiosts etc' ffixxxxx No. ancl 55ttt7 to say q ulr- e fsl to re , o0o i a . Varadan i:TT6 \l| - variations unJ""sils ""Enail ,expresslons tncl ucle' t a klng part -1n tfi; game of tne c)r in ' any olhgr garne or ,pr ete_nded game of a like na*g.u, "tut rc) ,the of ga olps 1c-]- es i\ . (a), f_:g,3Itng boar_ds' ol other-irior' the purpose, or gamlii; *' " ii," ,. gamlng ta.- devisecl ,Lng the [is":. ' ..comnon gauing_ b1os, e-ts or other ' osure, Whnsver n[ th exceedi nob exc or' katmx hav_ t'he samd as a pap to . -'. .:i -a io{ or ani pl'a c ,kn: 'j-ii,."', i:: Icare or' .t? l! |rlp for' playlng or. he,lng 1n ganilng- ho-. (a-), advqttces or f urnlshes hon e'v ., f,or the P;L1Ipos.eo f ganrlng wj.th t_ ,i d r. L;'<':.' *; i'': exceedln g .?not exie ecilng one a ''c ommon ,ga-f{ rlg-house or ts tl.1ere P'g f1 a fline notfr:r a terrnsmprls onpen tf ar e1€,14hsequent off ence to a fi- da term not excbedlng e uohths tsupees or bo lmBrl s Qnment for ti 5. Penalty for gamlng'or settl4g blrds ormals to :tight 1n publlc DlaceF .--h/hoeser,16"ai?t- "t"eetthorcugh;iar.e or place to- vrhlcir the puUllc have ac cess- (") plays fo" money or other valuable thlnp wlthany lnstrument of gamlng; . or (U ) sets any blrds. or anlmals to A flght; or person to wager,or bet on'any.trf ffgh't, gamer or exerclse;" sha-l-J- be t_1?b19 to ? flh-e not elceiectrinr fllk rr:pees,lmprir"Tent for erm not ux"euai*g -br" nelartr for conductin,g gaqre of to or an1- OT or 'to oth er of to re as . ' (a) conducts or asslsts 1n conductlng the.gameor Erny 'other game or pretended game of. a li,re nLtr-,_ manrrger or stake holejer; or : ., ... f./!.,, ,, -,..'',1.'l ', ' , 'te'nderl ganre, entiir"a-t; recelve the ..ir.r.,,,.t.',.,n'..'*,r,i,)/,rr4,.,\r,.r,r.rrrr..,,.ir.,/-),u, a,Ry part c,f thg surplus proc,3ec]s I oreting thq ,""'unt puyunfu to bhe succers; or surplus proceeds 1 or the stake after dedui-, essful player or play- c ng or collectlng stakes or'b s ha.ll- be 1 iab-l-e .t o impris onment f br a' t ernl .whlc h may extendto s1x rnonthsr-or. wlth flne, or wlth both. (a) Rower to arrest; wlthgut warrant anci to seiz e Any pol le p of J'1e er may. arr es t wlfl:rqut warr ant any person whcv ln any street or throroughfareor pl ac e t o whlc h the p'ubllc hav e aec es i andwlth{n the vlew of such pollce offlcer- sollclts , or 'cc,l-lects stakes for. the garne of to_9r any other game or pretended game of a l1ire nature; or Plays Io. monev or other valqable thlng wlth, any lnstrunent of gaming; or or anlmals to -flght; or t-1 (a ) (tr ) r q w @ t (a) t belng there Present ' t d) of s'ec alds ancl abets s uch Pub- of f,enc e ,Punishabtre under cl aus e tlon ay be se Lz of those who ale arre- amln g or anI ovls lons of section may be eet , tho-:jofg b ettin Lac e or on tr:le pers onsg f bf o enter and search any .s uspECted ho thorlze P us.e , 'etc ' ollc (t ) e off-lcer If the classB. Power to enter and au e of the 'ttif or any otheq or anI ft1 ,J g.L a]' s trat 1y redlble he Dil emtr o1ller lnfor such mation ino ulrY or on Chle fee by C o'rrmls .lSI oner lnt ehal f , 'or t of Pol lce ( tnc].udes A' ariring ent g has T ,ea.s on nda to he "nay fter' he1'1'e t- VEU as he do uch Place i or no'b i -house, abt, ar-ithor ise anY ommon g of f-l not b elow the rank of asof the' eer (a) of'l w or bY thef eln lrheth ft ) taxe I.are ttto (c) daf aflo into ctls tody all then'ac tua11 per s y gaming ons whom lritend f va1 ed to re as ohabLy s ulspe c'bed , whic-r LJ Ser be use the Furpo used or rare fouira the ein; art d ated t take Pos e uhom uiing ar he has cif aI e conce rurnent s (o) s earc n AII tfrat any lns - he I ein und upon such lace, rthich he shal'L tr ument sofga s ection (t ) shall be (:)sectlonsearches un and a1 and ing foof gam der sUb nn ac1e .in acc ordance - f sect loh 103 of te Pfov I s lorls he code ' of s":b- _l- enL ered ,under sub s ectiol tne of s ectlon after the c omPl9tt of to on od tof anY ofa mag the P such P Istfa f ence foceed focee , uhlc duch tm.' inB oha maE unde s td {,ethe is dl thar with. (1.) .by g ctlon to he Bha11 ,(3) lon I subml t a 'repor and e t ake or s erl toh ave been he ler s ori s iur ts .-. tr / r, ' i'l\.-,\-: 5 :- , Provlded,that !h" pollce ofYlcer may release thepersons so arreBtecl on bal-1 .oi on thelr own "J"ognizancesc ondltl oned to appear before ru"t, ;;;1;trate : ,.i Provlded lu51r,"r., that if n,o perqo-n is arrelt"o,the po11ce offlcer shall sub'rft u-."po"i.gfl hls proceecllngst o a magl-';trate wtio lssued tirb ,a"r.nt, lf ,;t. -t ?i voJ_lc! r or any pollee offlcer not .belor+ the'rarrt of Offi- c er ln cha rge . of a bol lc e statlon oup"rf betng Oufy- empoweredby o ; w&r'rant lssuecl by elther df suer: oificE", - :l - 11ght, enter and s-earch with s,uch as s1;tur" " a! may be .,"Ifi_qo?Lf of other documents rouhe m6"em and'used, oialtended to be us,ed or reasonably suspgot-ed to.the be usedas a reoord or evldence o,r; anyjt*hgtei,;.e*t"fiei up"rr-'i"y" A"iIIrrtgame or exerclse. tlon (t ) shall be srqb sectlon (:) of sec of. ode (: ) No warrant ,lrqued under sub_.seotlon11 be execrrted. after the explry of fronr .thgreof . t (r ) sha- the date l^Jhen any prace is entereci uncler sub sectlonofflcer other than the ar s trlct Su perint encl- he shall lmnedlately aft er the complet ion of , submlt a repr31f, ,thereof to the dlstrlct lll a tstrate or i ft he warrant'das lssued by the Distrlct Sup- 1O' Presumpt,lon,respectlng instrunents of gamlng f ouncl in places entered.- lr/hen any inptrungnt of ga,:nlp[ lsfound in any pl.ace entered unrier,the provislons of thl; Regu_Latlon -or: about the persons of .any of these who are found 1spr9v99, . bhat sueh place 1s used as a comnon gaming-hoLis e and that the persons founcl thereln were there prclbnt 'for thepurp.ose of ganrtng, afthough n'o play wa,q actualiy s.een by th; laglstrate or poIlee offle er r . or by any one alcllng' 1n ttleE entry. o 11, Teniler of parden to accomp].'lce.-(t) ft dhi.llle ]awful-'fcrthe maglstrate, Fibefore whost any person is acCu-ed of' an offence under sectton 3 or-sectlon Lr- or section 5n section '5, wlth a vlew to c,btilnlng on the trlal the evici-nce of t.he person touchlrs aly unl-awful garnlng,or touchingnythlng done wlth refereince tb, or 1n fuFtnelSnce of, anynlawful gamingr or touchtng any act done for lhe purpose I preve_ntlng, olslructlng or clelaflng the entryr.into anylace of an)r magisbrate oi pol1ce brrlcer authoiised to nakeuch ontry, Lo tender. a pardon to such person on condltlon txhsx nf h,Ls naklng a fu1l and true dliclosure of the whol ef the circulxstancei withln hls r.nowledge relative to the b s o e a u o p s a o r-'\ (_. \l 339A of the Code tn*fi""ppfy-I" any Person to whom a par- don has been tendered unAbr.!;O ""ttlon (f ) as they apply to any pe;so.r-to whoil u'pttOon bas been tenciered under those Provlslons ' 12. Magistrale. TaI orcler dgttructlon of' cards' "" tlre collvtctlon of any person for an offen(:e;;;'itted under thls Regula- tion, thu'"o.rrictirre ;;;i;1,"ri" ,.y order any lnstrunents of gamtng, s ?\rga t3 b;.,aestroyei-hna qo may also order any oth""'u"[rEre ,utiea- t,, be" so:-a and converted lnto mo- ney, ancl the proc**i=-iir"r(]of"wf[f' all . rnoneys selzed kq hrexssldxamdxxe*rextgdx*nts:rx**lr, !ir-"u1n to be f orf eltecl tt> the Governnrent I o" ifr^frffi^;iir[rt,tion _may or der anv of s uch articles ancl the whole or ilny-p."t of tlu"J' moneys to be returned to the person app,:ari[[- to hav"e been severally th-- L"*unto entltled ' thls Regutat the Code. 3. Recovery of f ines "- *i^tl io" may be r""overerl ln the c onvlction, fines inpos ed under manner provided iti 15. Poi+er' to i enand security for gooci behatriorlr Whenever a dj-s trlct nag 1st rate or anY magistra te c[ the fi-'- rst class spec 1a1ly emp owerred in this behalf bY th.: Chi-e I C onrmj-s sloner, receives inllornatlon that anI Per s on 'l i.1;} iri the local linl ts of hls 'l trrisdietlon earns his liveJ.ihood, unl erwf ul g aning or AAV Pror{oting r asslting the Promo ono u an 'fre may deal wtth s uch Pers on as nearlY as IIIaY b at ion recelved ab out him were c f the des cri ptiorr 'oentioned in sec tlon 110 of the C odr: and for the P urpose of any Pro- c e edlng under tha t sectlon the fact tnat a P ers on earns g eneral repute or otherwis e . RA.IENIIIA FRASAD, Presiilent ' o a Secretary to the GovcrnPent of Var ad4n India.