Act of Parliament · As enacted
Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act 2005
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. 9 of 2005.
s 2Amendment of section 2 of the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No. 40 of 1988
Section 2 of the Betting and Gaming Levy Act,
No. 40 of 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal enactment”) is hereby amended in subsection (1) thereof, by the substitution for the words “at the respective rates set out in the Schedule to this Act: ,” of the words “equivalent to the respective amounts set out in the Schedule to this Act:”
s 3Replacement of the Schedule to the principal enactment
The Schedule to the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following Schedule substituted therefor:—
“SCHEDULE
(Section 2)
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 ever year commencing on or after April 1, 2001, but prior to
April 1, 2002
One hundred thousand rupees.
One million rupees.
Column I
Column II
Year
Amount of Levy
3. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2002, but prior to
April 1, 2005-
where live telecast facilities are used in carrying on the business.
Where live telecast facilities are not used in carrying on the business.
4. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2005—
for betting business done through Agents.
where live telecast facilities are used in carrying on the business.
where live telecast facilities are not used in carrying on the business.
PART II
The amount of the levy payable by a person carrying on the business of gaming 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.
Thirty thousand rupees.
Ten thousand rupees.
One million rupees.
Two hundred and fifty thousand rupees.
Twenty five thousand rupees.
One million rupees.
Twenty five million rupees.
3. For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2002, but prior to
April 1, 2005-
For carrying on the business of gaming (other than for playing rudjino).
For carrying on the business of only playing rudjino.
4. For carrying on the business of gaming including for playing rudjino for every year commencing on or after
April 1, 2005.
s 4
In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
Twelve million rupees.
Five hundred thousand rupees.
Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency.
Fifty million rupees.”.