Short title, extent and commencement This Act may be called the Bombay Prevention of Gambling (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 2003.

Amendment of section 6 of Bom. IV of 1887

1. (1) Section 6. of the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act. 1887 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act") shall be re-numbered as sub-section
2. (1) of that section, and in that sub-section -
   • (a) in clause (i), for the portion beginning with the words "a District Superintendent of Police" and ending with the words "in this behalf" the words "a District. Additional, Assistant, or Deputy Superintendent of Police" shall be substituted:
   • (b) in the proviso, after the words "the District" the words "or Additional" shall be inserted,
3. (2) After sub-section
4. (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be added, namely : - "(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, no search made under this section shall be deemed to be illegal by reason only of the fact that the witnesses (if any) of the search were not inhabitants of the locality in which the house, room or place searched is situate.".