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Act of Parliament

Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act 2006

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged

s 1Short title

This act may be cited as the Betting and Gaming Levy

(Amendment) Act, No. 14 of 2006.

s 2Amendment of Schedule to Act, No. 40 of 1988

The Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No.40 of 1988 as last amended by Act, No.9 of 2005 is hereby further amended in the Schedule to such Act, by the repeal of PART I thereof and the substitution therefor of the following: -

“PART I

The amount of the levy payable by a person carrying on the business of bookmaker for every year specified in

Column I hereto, shall be equivalent to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in Column II hereto –

Column I

Column II

Year

Amount of Levy

1. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 1988, but prior to April 1, 2001.

2. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2001, but prior to April 1, 2002.

3. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2002, but prior to April 1, 2005 –

(i)

where live telecast facilities are used in carrying on business.

one hundred thousand rupees.

one million rupees.

thirty thousand rupees.

(ii)

where live telecast facilities are not used in carrying on the business.

4. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2005 but prior to April 1, 2006 for betting business done –

(i)

through Agents.

(ii)

by the use of live telecast facilities in carrying on the business.

(iii)

where live telecast facilities are not used in carrying on the business.

5. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2006 for betting business done –

(i)

through Agents.

(ii)

where live telecast facilities are used in carrying on the business.

(iii)

where live telecast facilities are not used in carrying on the business.

s 3Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency

In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this text, the Sinhala text shall prevail.

ten thousand rupees.

one million rupees.

two hundred and fifty thousand rupees.

twenty five thousand rupees.

one million rupees.

three hundred thousand rupees.

fifty thousand rupees.”