LawgistThe Public Gambling Act
8On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
On conviction of any person for keeping or using any such common gaming-house, or being present therein for the purpose of gaming, the convicting Magistrate may order all the instruments of gaming found therein to be destroyed, and may also order all or any of the securities for money and other articles seized, not being instruments of gaming, to be sold and converted into money, and the proceeds thereof with all moneys seized therein to be forfeited or, in his discretion, may order any part thereof to be returned to the persons appearing to have been severally thereunto entitled.
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PRELIMINARY
- 1 Interpretation-clause
- 2 Power to extend Act
- 3 Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-house
- 4 Penalty for being found in gaming-house
- 5 Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search
- 6 Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses, to be evidence that such houses are common gaming- houses
- 7 Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and addresses
- 8 On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of gaming to be destroyed
- 9 Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary
- 10 Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn and give evidence
- 11 Witnesses indemnified
- 12 Act not to apply to certain games
- 13 Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets
- 14 Offences, by whom triable
- 15 Penalty for subsequent offence
- 16 Portion of fine may be paid to informer
- 17 Recovery and application of fines
- 18 [Repealed.]
