Chapter 122 | Europaius

In short

This law establishes the office of the Director of Public Lotto and transfers specific powers and functions related to public lotteries to this new director.

What it regulates

The constitution of the office of the Director of Public Lotto.
The collection of duties, fines, and other monies from the Public Lotto Ordinance and the Government Lotteries Act, 1948.
The direction of administrative offices related to public lotteries.
The transfer of powers and functions from the Collector of Imposts and Lotto to the Director of Public Lotto.

Who it concerns

The Director of Public Lotto.
The Prime Minister (who appoints the Director).
The Collector of Imposts and Lotto.

Key points

The Director of Public Lotto is appointed by the Prime Minister.
The Director of Public Lotto is responsible for collecting all duties, fines, and monies from the Public Lotto Ordinance and the Government Lotteries Act, 1948.
The Director also directs the administrative offices related to these collections.
Powers and functions previously held by the Collector of Imposts and Lotto regarding these matters are transferred to the Director of Public Lotto.

📄 Legal text

DI R E CTO R O F P U B L IC L O T TO (C O N STITU TIO N O F O FFIC E) [CAP. 122.
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1
CHAPTER 122
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LOTTO
(CONSTITUTION OF OFFICE) ACT †
To make provision for the constitution of the office of the Director of
Public Lotto.
23rd August, 1948
ACT XXXI of 1948, as amended by Ordinance XXV of 1962 and Legal
Notice 4 of 1963.
1.
The title of this Act is Director of Public Lotto
(Constitution of Office) Act.
Title.
‡ 2. (1) The collection of all duties, fines, and other monies
whatsoever accruing through the Public Lotto Ordinance and
through the Government Lotteries Act, 1948 §, and the direction of
the relative administrative offices, shall, as from the date of the
commencement of this Act, vest in an officer to be styled “Director
of Public Lotto” to be appointed by the Prime Minister, and all
powers and functions heretofore vested in the Collector of Imposts
and Lotto and having reference to the assessment and collection of
the duties, fines and monies aforesaid and the direction of the
relative administrative offices shall vest in and be exercised by the
Director of Public Lotto, and for the purposes aforesaid the said
laws and any orders or regulations made thereunder shall be
construed as if reference therein were made to the Director of
Public Lotto instead of to the Collector of Imposts and Lotto:
Transfer of certain
powers and
functions from the
Collector of
Imposts and Lotto
to the Director of
Public Lotto.
Amended by:
XXV. 1962.4;
L.N. 4 of 1963.
Cap.70.
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
affect the powers and functions which vest in any officer, other
than the Collector of Imposts and Lotto, in regard to the said duties,
fines and monies.
(2) In addition to the powers and functions specified in subarticle (1) the Director of Public Lotto shall have and exercise such
other powers and functions as may, from time to time, be given or
assigned to him by law or by lawful authority.
*Repealed by Act XVI of 2018.
†See also the Director of Public Lotto (Powers and Functions) Act (Chapter 137).
‡The first proviso to sub-article (1) has been omitted as it has had its effect.
§Repealed by the Government Lotteries Act (Chapter 292).

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