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Part III · Licensing of Gambling and Certificate of Registration of Premises

30. Cancellation of a licence or registration of certificate of premises

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails.

(1)

A licence or certificate of registration of premises issued under section 16 or 17 shall be cancelled by the

Director-General, where-

(a)

it is found that the licence had been obtained by providing false, misleading, or inaccurate information;

(b)

the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Act, the Betting and Gaming Levy

Act, No. 40 of 1988, the Prevention of Money

Laundering Act, No. 5 of 2006, the Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act,

No. 25 of 2005 the Financial Transactions

Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006, the Inland

Revenue Act, No. 24 of 2017 or the Foreign

Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 or regulations, rules, or orders or directions made or issued under those Acts;

(c)

the licensee has acted in violation of any terms or conditions subject to which such licence or certificate of registration of premises was issued; or

(d)

the continuation of the gambling operation would have an adverse impact on the public.

(2)

The Director-General shall, prior to a cancellation of a licence or certificate of registration of premises under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) in relation to a conviction under the provisions of-

(a)

the Betting and Gaming Levy Act, No. 40 of 1988, the Prevention of Money Laundering

Act, No. 5 of 2006, the Convention on the

Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act, No. 25

of 2005, the Financial Transactions Reporting

Act, No. 6 of 2006 or the Inland Revenue Act,

No. 24 of 2017 or regulations, rules, orders or directions made or issued under those

Acts, consult the Financial Intelligence Unit established under the provisions of the Financial

Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006; and

(b)

the Foreign Exchange Act, No. 12 of 2017 or regulations, rules, orders or directions made or issued thereunder, consult the Central Bank of

Sri Lanka established under the provisions of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023.

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Part IV

Fund of the Authority

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Part V

Chief Executive Officer and Staff of the Authority

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Part VI

Offences

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Part VII

General Provisions

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