Bare Act
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Public Gambling Regulation 1951
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Public Gambling Regulation 1951 prohibits illegal betting, gambling in public spaces, and the operation or use of common gaming houses within the union territory. It applies to residents and visitors, penalizing property owners who run gambling dens, individuals caught gaming or betting inside them, and anyone organizing public gambling or animal fights. This legislation matters because it grants police officers broad authority to enter suspect premises, seize gambling equipment, and arrest offenders without a warrant, aiming to maintain public order and deter social harms associated with unauthorized gambling activities.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Penalty for owning or keeping a common gaming-house
- 4. Penalty for playing or betting in a common gaming-house
- 5. Penalty for gaming or setting birds or animals to fight in public places
- 6. Penalty for conducting game of 'toor' or any other game
- 7. Power to arrest without warrant and to seize instruments of gaming
- 8. Power to enter and search any suspected house, etc.
- 9. Search at night
- 10. Presumption respecting instruments of gaming found in places entered.
- 11. Tender of pardon to accomplice.
- 12. Magistrate may order destruction of cards, etc., and forfeiture of money seized.
- 14. Application of fines.
- 15. Power to demand security for good behaviour.