Lotteries Amendment Act 10 of 2000

Lotteries Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 10 of 2000)

GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:
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(English text signed by the President.)
(Assented to 16 March 2000.)

Act

• to amend the Lotteries Act, 1997, so as to remove the prohibition of participation in the National Lottery by certain persons; and
• to provide for matters connected therewith.

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, as follows:—

Amendment of section 14 of Act 57 of 1997

1. Section 14 of the Lotteries Act, 1997, is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (2) for paragraph (i) of the following paragraph:

“(i) to secure a valid and enforceable undertaking in writing from—

(i) the person controlling the licensee in any way whatsoever not to change that control of the licensee for the duration of the licence without the consent of the Minister;

(ii) the person controlling the licensee in any way whatsoever not to transfer, cede or in any other way encumber the licence to another person; and

(iii) the licensee not to permit, require or compel any of its employees or agents knowingly to sell a ticket, or to award or to pay any prize to[—

(aa) a director of the licensee or a director of a holding or shareholder company of the licensee, an employee, agent or consultant of the licensee or a member, employee or agent of the board;

(bb) a person who prints or in any other way manufactures a ticket for the National Lottery, or any of his, her or its directors or employees;

(cc) a person who supplies, operates, maintains or repairs any computers or any other electronic device or system of any kind, or parts thereof, or software for those computers or devices, in respect of the National Lottery, or any of his, her or its directors or employees; or

(dd) a person who is responsible for the marketing and advertising in respect of the National Lottery, or any of his, her or its directors or employees, as the case may be] a director of the licensee or a member of the board.”.

Short title

2. This Act is called the Lotteries Amendment Act, 2000.

Commencement

17 March 2000