Gambling Matters Amendment Act

1. Section 13 of the National Gambling Act, 1996, is hereby amended— (a) by the substitution for paragraph ~) of subsection (1) of the following 5 paragraph: “~) the State or any organ of the State or any organisation with which the State is concerned shall [from 10 May 1999], apart from taxes or levies. not have any financial interest in any gambling activity— (i) in the case of the national sphere of government or any 10 organisation which holds or administers any asset or right in respect of gambling activities for or on behalf of that sphere of government, from a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette; (ii) in tie case of my organisation the founding law of which is administered by the provincial sphere of government and the shares of which may only be disposed of by the national sphere of government or with the consent or approval of that sphere of government, from a date determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette; or (iii) in any other case, from 10 May 1999;”; and (b) by the insertion, after paragraph ~) of subsection (1) of the following paragraph: “~A) a pro~’incid licensing authority shall, notwithstanding paragraph (f) 4 15 20 disregard any financial interest in any gambling activity held by th~ 25 State, an organ of State or any organisation with which the State is concerned when considering an application for a licence contemplated in paragraph (j) before— 4 No. 199X2 GO\’ERNMENT CJAZETTE. 30 APRIL [ 99° Act NO. .~, ] 999 GANfBLING MATTERS AMENDMENT ACT, 1999 (i) the date contemplated in paragraph (f)(i), if that financial interest is held by the national sphere of government or any organisation referred to in paragraph ~)(i) or (ii); or (ii) 10 May 1999, in any other case; ’.. Repeal of Act 51 of 196j 5

2. The Gambling Act, 1965 (Act No. 51 of 1965), is hereby repealed. Short title

3. This Act is called the Gambling Matters Amendment Act, 1999.