Gaming Act (Cap. 583)

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1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.  Cap. 378.
3. PART II - Regulatory Objectives and Governing Principles
4. Art. 3 Gaming sector to be supervised.
5. Art. 4 Main regulatory objectives. Governing principles.
6. PART III - Establishment, Functions, Powers and Conduct of Affairs
7. Art. 5 Establishment of the Malta Gaming Authority.
8. Art. 6 Compositionofthe Authority.
9. Art. 7 Powers and functions of the Authority. Additional powers. Consultation and exchange of information.
10. Art. 8 Secrecy and disclosure. Cap. 377.
11. Art. 9 Legal personality and representation of the Authority.
12. Art. 10 Audit Committee.
13. Art. 11 Matters affecting public interest.
14. Art. 12 Powers of the Minister.
15. PART IV - Authorisations
16. Art. 13 Requirement for authorisation.
17. PART V - Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons
18. Art. 14 Protection of minors.
19. Art. 15 Prohibition of provision of credit.
20. Art. 16 Social Causes Fund.
21. Art. 17 Protection of vulnerablepersons.
22. PART VI - Rights and Obligations of Players
23. Art. 18 Receipt of player complaints.
24. Art. 19 Safeguarding of player funds.
25. Art. 20 Collective proceedings by players. Cap. 520.
26. Art. 21 Responsible gaming measures.
27. Art. 22 Responsibility of players.
28. PART VII - Enforcement and Sanctions
29. Art. 23 Penalty for criminal offences against this Act. Cap. 446.  Cap. 9.
30. Art. 24 Offences to be tried by the Court of Magistrates and sanction of the Authority. Cap. 9.   Cap. 9. Cap. 9.
31. Art. 25 Penalty by agreement and other sanctions.             Cap. 12.
32. Art. 26 Presumptive evidence of gaming.
33. Art. 27 Forfeiture in favour of the Authority.
34. Art. 28 Saving as to higher punishments established in any other law.
35. Art. 29 Counterfeiting and forgery.
36. Art. 30 Place used for unlawful gaming.
37. Art. 31 Investigation with or without notice.
38. Art. 32 Power to demand documents etc..
39. Art. 33 False, misleading or incomplete statements.
40. PART VIII - Financial Provisions
41. Art. 34 Authority to meet expenditure from revenue.         Cap. 452.  Cap. 318.  Cap. 372.
42. Art. 35 Authority’s control of its finances.
43. Art. 36 Advances from Government.
44. Art. 37 Exemption from taxes.
45. Art. 38 Estimates and expenditure.
46. Art. 39 Accounts and audit.      Cap. 396.
47. Art. 40 Annual report and audited financial statements.
48. Art. 41 The Gaming Fund.
49. PART IX - Administrative Review
50. Art. 42 Administrative Review Tribunal. Cap. 490.    Cap. 12.
51. Art. 43 Right of appeal.
52. Art. 44 Certain provisions to be followed in the hearing of appeals.
53. Art. 45 Appeals on a point of law.   Cap. 12.
54. PART X - Administration
55. Art. 46 Appointment of administrator.           Cap. 386.
56. PART XI - Miscellaneous
57. Art. 47 Conflict between this Act and any other law.
58. Art. 48 Appointment of officers and employees. Cap. 9.
59. Art. 49 Limitation of liability.
60. Art. 50 Consultants and advisers.
61. Art. 51 Name of the Authority not to be used without consent.
62. Art. 52 Service of notices.
63. Art. 53 Language of regulations and directives.
64. Art. 54 Inapplicability of certain provisions. Cap. 16.
65. Art. 55 Retention of information. Cap. 586.
66. Art. 56 Peremptory period.
67. Art. 56A 
68. Art. 57 Repeal of Acts and construction of references therein. 
69. Art. 58 Detailing of public officers for duty with the Authority.
70. Art. 59 Amendment and revocation of other enactments. 