Common Gaming Houses Act 1953

Common Gaming Houses Act 1953

Parliament of Malaysia
An Act relating to the suppression of common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries.
Citation	Act 289
Territorial extent	Throughout Malaysia
Date enacted	1953 (F.M. Ordinance No. 26 of 1953) Revised: 1983 (Act 289 w.e.f. 18 August 1983)
Date effective	[Peninsular Malaysia—25 June 1953; Sabah and Sarawak—15 April 1992, P.U. (B) 164/1992; Federal Territory of Labuan—15 April 1992, P.U. (B) 165/1992]
Amendments
The Settlements Nominated Council (Change of Title) Ordinance 1956 [F.M. Ord. 60/1956] Federal Constitution (Modification of Laws) (Ordinances and Proclamations) Order 1958 [L.N. 332/1958] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1959 [Act 9/1959] Racing Club (Public Sweepstakes) Act 1965 [Act 44/1965] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1966 [Act 29/1966] Racing Club (Public Sweepstakes) (Amendment) Act 1967 [Act 17/1967] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1971 [Act A56] Federal Territory (Modification of Common Gaming Houses Ordinance 1953) Order 1977 [P.U. (A) 113/1977] Malaysian Currency (Ringgit) Act 1975 [Act 160] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1984 [Act A577] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 1990 [Act A755] Common Gaming Houses (Amendment) Act 2001 [Act A1096]
Related legislation
Common Gaming Houses Ordinance [S.S. Cap 30] Common Gaming Houses Enactment [F.M.S. Cap. 47] Common Gaming Houses Enactment [Johore Enactment No. 37] Enactment No. 21 (Common Gaming Houses) [Kedah Enactment No. 2 of 1337] Common Gaming Houses Enactment 1348 [Terengganu Enactment No. 2 of 1348] Common Gaming Houses Enactment 1337 [Perlis Enactment No. 11 of 1337] The Gambling and Prohibited Amusements Enactment 1930 [Kelantan Enactment No. 14 of 1930]
Status: In force

The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (Malay: Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka 1953), is a Malaysian laws which enacted relating to the suppression of common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries.

Structure

The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 28 sections and 3 schedules (including 12 amendments), without separate Part.

Section 1: Short title
Section 2: Interpretation
Section 3: Nuisance
Section 3A: Specific game need not be stated or proved
Section 4: Offences relating to common gaming houses
Section 4A: Assisting in carrying on a public lottery, etc.
Section 4B: Offences relating to dealing in gaming machines
Section 5: Advancing or furnishing money for establishing or conducting
Section 6: Gaming in common gaming house
Section 7: Gaming in public
Section 8: Instigating, promoting, or facilitating gaming in public
Section 9: Buying lottery ticket
Section 10: Money paid recoverable
Section 11: Presumption against person selling lottery tickets, etc.
Section 12: Sales of lottery tickets void
Section 13: Responsibility of employers and overseers
Section 14: Arrest by employer
Section 15: Power to enter on premises
Section 15A: Closure of premises
Section 16: Search warrant against premises
Section 16A: Forfeiture of seized gaming machines
Section 17: Search warrant against persons
Section 18: Entry and search by Magistrate or senior police officer
Section 19: Presumption against house and occupier
Section 20: Presumption against house, occupier and owner
Section 20A: Liability of office-bearers, etc.
Section 21: Order for demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating gaming
Section 21A: Disconnection of supply of energy
Section 22: Protection of informers
Section 22A: Protection of officers, etc.
Section 23: Offenders as witnesses for prosecution
Section 23A: Agent to secure evidence
Section 24: Trial
Section 25: Binding over on second conviction
Section 26: Reward to informer
Section 27: Saving
Section 27A: Power to license promotion and organization of gaming by a company
Section 28: Repeal
Schedules

References

External links

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