Maharashtra Lotteries (Control and Tax) and Prize Competitions (Tax) Act.

The Maharashtra Lotteries (Control and Tax) and Prize Competitions (Tax) Act.

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Act ID:	195883
Act Number:	82
Enactment Date:	1958-10-08
Act Year:	1958
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Lotteries (Control and Tax) and Prize Competitions (Tax) Act.
Long Title:	The Maharashtra Lotteries (Control and Tax) and Prize Competitions (Tax) Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Home Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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The Maharashtra Lotteries (Control and Tax) and Prize Competitions (Tax) Act.

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Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. All lotteries unlawful.
Section 4. Offences in connection with lotteries.
Section 5. Licensed entertainment lotteries not unlawful.
Section 6. Licensed private lotteries not unlawful.
Section 7. Licences.
Section 8. Powers of State Government to issue orders pertaining to licences.
Section 9. Suspension or cancellation of licence.
Section 10. Levy of tax on lotteries and prize competitions.
Section 11. Levy of tax on lotteries in newspapers and publications printed and published outside State.
Section 12. Calculation and recovery of tax levied under section 10.
Section 13. Licence fee and other dues to be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
Section 14. Promoters of lotteries or prize competitions to keep and maintain accounts, submit statements and make declarations.
Section 15. Penalty for failure to keep accounts, submit statements or make declaration of keeping false accounts, submitting false statements and making false declaration.
Section 16. Forfeiture of newspapers and publications, containing unlawful lotteries.
Section 17. Power of Collector to require production of accounts or to inspect accounts.
Section 18. Power of entry and search.
Section 19. Searches how made.
Section 20. Power to arrest without warrant in certain cases.
Section 21. Power of investigation.
Section 22. Offences to be bailable.
Section 23. Jurisdiction to try offences.
Section 24. Government may authorise certain officer to perform functions of Collector.
Section 25. Offences by companies.
Section 26. Collectors and other officers to act subject to orders of State Government.
Section 27. Officers to be public servants.
Section 28. Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suit and prosecutions.
Section 29. Appeal and revision.
Section 30. Exemption.
Section 31. Rules.
Section 32. Savings.
Section 33. Repeal of section 294A of Act XLV of 1860.
Section 34. Repeal and savings.