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The Public Gambling Act

An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and the keeping of common gaming house in the United Provinces, East Punjab, Delhi1(and the Central Provinces).
1867
List of Chapters & Sections
PRELIMINARY
  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Interpretation-clause
  3. 2
     Power to extend Act
  4. 3
     Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-house
  5. 4
     Penalty for being found in gaming-house
  6. 5
     Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search
  7. 6
     Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming- houses
  8. 7
     Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
  9. 8
     On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
  10. 9
     Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
  11. 10
     Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence
  12. 11
     Witnesses indemnified
  13. 12
     Act not to apply to certain games
  14. 13
     Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
  15. 14
     Offences, by whom triable
  16. 15
     Penalty for subsequent offence
  17. 16
     Portion of fine may be paid to informer
  18. 17
     Recovery and application of fines
  19. 18
     [Repealed.]
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