Lotteries (Control) Act Amendment Act 1972 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

LOTTERIES (CONTROL).

No. 105 of 1972.

AN ACT to amend section eighteen of the Lotteries

(Control) Act, 1954-1970.

[Assented to 6th December, 1972.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Lotteries Short title and citation.

(Control) Act Amendment Act, 1972.

(2) In this Act the Lotteries (Control) Act, 1954- Eata,,=f,r;

1970, is referred to as the principal Act.

reprint, 14th

January.

1970, as

amended by

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act mgg. 46

may be cited as the Lotteries (Control) Act, 1954-

No. 105.] Lotteries (Control). [1972.

S. 18

amended. 2. Section 18 of the principal Act is amended by adding after subsection (1) the following sub- section

(la) The Commission may grant to a religious body or charitable organisation a permit to hold or conduct the game commonly known as bingo, housie-housie or tombola, on specified premises for such length of time and on such terms and conditions as the Commission may think fit to impose. .

Provided that a permit shall not be granted to hold or conduct the game at any time on premises licensed under the Liquor Act, 1970, or during the time in which liquor may be sold or supplied in the case of unlicensed premises.