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Betting and Gaming Levy (Amendment) Act 2001
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s 1Short title
This Act may be cited as the Betting and Gaming Levy
(Amendment) Act, No. 7 of 2001.
s 2Amendment of section 2 of 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) of that section, 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 3Amendment of section 4 of the principal enactment
Section 4 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (3) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsections :—
“(3) Where any instalment of the levy is in default and —
the default is in respect of an instalment payable in any year commencing on or after
April 1, 1988 but prior to April 1, 2001, the in default, pay as penalty—
a sum equivalent to ten per centum of the instalment in default ; and
where the instalment in default is not paid before the fifteenth day of the month succeeding the month in which such-fStalment had begun to be in
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default, a further sum equivalent to two per centum of the instalment in default in respect of each period ending on the fifteenth day of each succeeding month or part of such period, during which it is in default :
provided however, that the total amount payable as penalty under this paragraph shall, in no case exceed fifty per centum of the instalment in default ; and
the default is in respect of an instalment payable in any year commencing on or after
April 1, 2001, the defaulter shall in addition to the instalment in default, pay as penalty, a further sum equivalent to thirty three and one third per centum of the instalment in default, in respect of each period ending on the fifteenth day of each month, succeeding the month in which the instalment had begun to be in default or part of such period during which the instalment is in default :
Provided however, that the total amount payable as penalty under this paragraph, shall in no case exceed one hundred per centum of the instalment in default.
The Commissioner-General may reduce or waive any penalty payable under subsection (3), if the Commissioner - General is satisfied that by reason of any special circumstances in which the default occurred, a reduction or waiver of such penalty would be just and equitable.”.
s 4Amendment of
Section 5 of the principal enactment is hereby amended sen of the in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of that section, by the onacteent.
substitution for the words and figures “by or under section 43” of the words and figures “by or under section 42 or section 43%
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s 5Replacement 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
[ hereto, shall be equivalent to the amount specified in the corresponding entry in Cotumn II hereto —
Column f
Cojumn JI
Year
Amount of Levy
Forevery year commencing on or after April 1, 1988, but prior to
April I, 2001.
we
Lee
One hundred thousand rupees.
For every year commencing on or after April !, 2001. ...
ves
One million rupees.
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 [
Column It
Year
Amount of Levy
For every year commencing on or after April 1, 1988, but prior to
April 1, 2001.
tee
One million rupees
For every year commencing on or after April 1, 2001. ...
vee
Twenty five million rupees.”.
s 6Sinhala text to prevail in case of inconsistency
In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail.
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Annual subscription of English Bilts and Acts of the Parliament Rs. 885 (Local), Rs. 1, !80(Foreign), payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PuBLicaTions Bureau, No, 32, TRansworks House,
Lotus Roap, Cotomso 01 before )5th December each year in respect of the year following.