Deletion of section 11 of Bom. IV of 1887

Section 11 of the principal Act shall be deleted.

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

2. Amendment of section 3 of Bom. IV of 1887 In the Bombay Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887, in section 6, in subsection (I), before clause (i), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-

"(ia) in any area of the State, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police, authored in each case by special warrant issued by the Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) or whoever is holding that post in any rank or Additional Director General of Police C.I.D. (Crime); and

(ib) in any area of police range not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police, authoesed in each case by special warrant issued by the Special Inspector General of Police or Deputy Inspector General of Police appointed for the respective police range; and "

3. Insertion of new section 3A in Bom. IV of 1887 " 3A

1. (1) Whoever prints or publishes in any manner whatsoever any digits or figures or combination of digits or figures rdatifig to Worli MQth or any other form of gaming under the heading " Shdh Rnshi " or by adopting any other form or device, or dissenlinates or attempts to dissenlinatc or abets in the dissenlination of information rzhting to such digits or figurea or oombination of digits or figures shall be plmishabk with impriso~mcnt which niay extend to six months and with he which may extend to one thousand rupees.
2. (2) Where any person is accused of an offence under sub-s.ction (I), any digits or figures or c~lribination of digits or figures in rcspect of 1~11ich the offence is alleged to have been committed shall be presumed to relate to IVorli ltiutka gaming or solue other form of gaming unleas the coutrary is proved by the accwd.".