Legislation
Gaming Act (Cap. 583)
- Art. 1(1) The short title of this Act is the Gaming Act. (2) (a) The provisions of this Act shall, without prejudice
- Art. 3(1) The gaming sector in Malta shall be governed and supervised by means of proper regulation of relevant acti
- Art. 4(1) Governance and supervision of the gaming sector shall pursue the following main regulatory objectives: (a)
- Art. 5(1) There shall be an authority, to be called the Malta Gaming Authority. (2) The Authority shall be a body co
- Art. 6(1) The Authority shall consist of a Board of Governors. (2) (a) The Board shall appoint a Chief Executive for
- Art. 7(1) Without prejudice to any other power or function conferred to it by this Act or any other law, in pursuing
- Art. 8(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Professional Secrecy Act , any confidential information disclos
- Art. 9(1) The legal and juridical representation of the Authority shall vest in the Chief Executive: Provided that t
- Art. 11(1) The Minister may, in relation to matters that appear to him to affect public interest, from time to time g
- Art. 12(1) The Minister may, acting on the advice of the Authority, make regulations to give effect to the provisions
- Art. 13Where this Act or any other regulatory instrument prescribe that an activity, of w hatsoever nature, requires
- Art. 14Subject only to exceptions specified under this Act, no person shall offer, permit, entice, cause, invite or i
- Art. 15It shall be an offence against this Act for a provider of a gaming service or an agent thereof to provide cred
- Art. 16(1) There shall be a fund to be known as the "Social Causes Fund", which shall be composed of monies collected
- Art. 17The Minister shall, by regulations, establish the overall parameters, criteria and conditions for protecting v
- Art. 18(1) Without prejudice to the functions established in article 7, the Authority shall also have the function of
- Art. 19An operator, and any third party holding player funds for or on behalf of such operator, shall be responsible
- Art. 20Where a group of players are owed player funds by an operator, articles 2, and 4 to 23 of the Collective Proce
- Art. 21(1) Authorised persons, in particular authorised persons providing a gaming servic e, shall ensure that their
- Art. 22(1) Players shall behave in a fair and honest manner in making use of a gaming service and shall not mislead o
- Art. 23(1) Any person guilty of a breach stipulated in the Third Schedule shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine (
- Art. 24(1) The Court of Magistrates, in its criminal jurisdiction, shall be the competent court to take cognizance of
- Art. 25(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, and without prejudice to any other proceedings to which t
- Art. 26(1) In the case of any infringement of any provision of this Act or any other regulatory instrument, any money
- Art. 27In addition to any penalty under any other provision of this Act or regulations made thereunder, any machine o
- Art. 28Where the fact which constitutes a breach of any regulatory instrument also constitutes an offence under any o
- Art. 29(1) It shall not be lawful for a person - (a) to forge, counterfeit or tamper with any device or any authorisa
- Art. 30(1) Any person who knowingly permits the use of any place for the purpose of the operation, promotion, sale or
- Art. 31Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or of any other law, the Authority may, whether through its me
- Art. 32(1) Without prejudice to any power exercisable by virtue of the provisions of this Act or any other regulatory
- Art. 33Whosoever, in order to gain any advantage or benefit for himself or others, shall, in any document intended fo
- Art. 34(1) Without prejudice to the following provisions of this article, the Authority shall so conduct its affairs
- Art. 35(1) The Authority may: (a) hold accounts with any bank; (b) obtain loans, overdrafts or any other form of cred
- Art. 36The Minister may make advances to the Authority of such sums as he may agree to be required by the Authority f
- Art. 37The Authority shall be exempt from any liability for the payment of income tax, duty on transfers and document
- Art. 38(1) The Authority shall cause to be prepared in every financial year of the Authority, and shall not later tha
- Art. 39(1) The Authority shall cause to be kept proper books of accounts and other records in respect of its operatio
- Art. 40The Authority shall, as soon as may be but not later than five months after the close of each financial year o
- Art. 42(1) The Administrative Review Tribunal established by article 5 of the Administrative Justice Act, hereinafter
- Art. 44The following provisions shall have effect for the purposes of an appeal made under article 43: (a) the Tribun
- Art. 45(1) Any person who, having appealed to the Tribunal, feels aggrieved by its decision may, by application f ile
- Art. 46(1) Without prejudice to the powers conferred to the Authority by or under this Act, the Authority may, in exc
- Art. 47Unless otherwise stated in this Act or in any other regulatory instrument, in case of any conflict between thi
- Art. 48(1) Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Act, the appointment of officers and other employees of
- Art. 49The Authority and the officers and employees of the Authority shall not be liable in d amages for anything don
- Art. 50The Authority may engage such consultants or advisers as it may consider necessary to assist it in the fulfilm
- Art. 51No person shall, without the prior written consent of the Authority, make or cause to be made any representati
- Art. 53Regulations which may be made by the Minister upon the advice of the Authority or after consultation therewith
- Art. 54Articles 1713 and 1716 of the Civil Code shall not apply with respect to a game lawfully provided in terms of
- Art. 55Notwithstanding any other law, including the Data Protection Act , the Authority may, for the purpose of carry
- Art. 56ANotwithstanding any provision of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure or of any ot her law, as a princ
- Art. 57(1) Saving the provisions of sub-articles (4), (5), (6) and (7), the Lotteries and Other Games Act , the Gamin
- Art. 58The Prime Minister may, at the request of the Authority, from time to time direct that any public officer shal
- Art. 59(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (2), the enactments in the First Column of Part A of the Fourth S
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