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                                              FOOTBALL POOLS AUTHORITY ACT, 1961 
                                              (ACT 78)</span></b></p>
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                                              As amended</span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp; 
                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Incorporation of Authority.</span></p>
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                                              2. Functions of Authority.</span></p>
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                                              2A. Basic Condition of Sending in 
                                              and Acceptance of Coupon.</span></p>
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                                              2B. Supervision of Observation of 
                                              Regulations</span></p>
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                                              3. Composition of Authority.</span></p>
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                                              3A. Functions of the Managing 
                                              Director.</span></p>
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                                              4. Power to hold land.</span></p>
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                                              5. Remuneration.</span></p>
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                                              6. Funds of Authority.</span></p>
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                                              7. Directions of Minister.</span></p>
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                                              8. Meetings of Authority.</span></p>
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                                              9. Investment by Authority.</span></p>
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                                              10. Accounts and audit.</span></p>
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                                              11. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              12. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              13. Commencement.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE FOOTBALL POOLS AUTHORITY ACT, 
                                              1961</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to regulate the operation 
                                              and working of football pools and 
                                              football pool agencies and other 
                                              purposes connected therewith.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 22nd August, 1961</span></p>
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                                              BE IT ENACTED by the President and 
                                              the National Assembly in this 
                                              present Parliament assembled as 
                                              follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Incorporation of 
                                              Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) There shall be established a 
                                              Football Pools Authority which 
                                              shall be a body corporate.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Authority shall have 
                                              perpetual succession and a common 
                                              seal and may sue and be sued in 
                                              its corporate name.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Unauthorised Pools 
                                              Unlawful</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Subject to the provisions of 
                                              this section, all football pools, 
                                              fixed odds competition or any 
                                              other competition or game based on 
                                              the results of football matches 
                                              are unlawful unless authorised by 
                                              the Authority;</span></p>
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                                              (2) A football pool is a system of 
                                              multilateral betting where a 
                                              dividend in proportion to the 
                                              amount of money contributed by the 
                                              participants to a pool is paid to 
                                              the winner or winners, and a fixed 
                                              odds competition is a system of 
                                              direct bet between a staker and a 
                                              promoter or bookmaker where the 
                                              amount won by the winner does not 
                                              vary in proportion to the number 
                                              of winning coupons or the size of 
                                              the pool, but is fixed beforehand 
                                              by the promoter or bookmaker;</span></p>
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                                              (3) The Authority shall have the 
                                              control and management of the 
                                              distribution, collection and 
                                              despatch of all coupons relating 
                                              to football pools, fixed odds 
                                              competition or any similar game;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) No person other than a person 
                                              authorised by the Authority as 
                                              dealing in football pools, fixed 
                                              odds competition or any similar 
                                              game shall deal in whatever manner 
                                              in the operation of football 
                                              pools, fixed odds competition or 
                                              similar games;</span></p>
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                                              (5) No unauthorised person shall&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) print, import, sell, offer for 
                                              sale, advertise or have in his 
                                              possession for the purpose of 
                                              sale, distribution or 
                                              advertisement any coupons or other 
                                              printed matter relating to 
                                              football pools fixed odds 
                                              competition or any similar game; 
                                              or</span></p>
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                                              (b) print, publish, or distribute 
                                              or have in his possession for the 
                                              purpose of publication or 
                                              distribution any documents 
                                              calculated to induce other persons 
                                              to participate in football pools, 
                                              fixed odds competitions or similar 
                                              game; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) send or attempt to send out of 
                                              Ghana, any money or valuable thing 
                                              received as a result of the sale 
                                              or distribution of any coupons on 
                                              football pools, fixed odds 
                                              competition or similar game, or 
                                              any document recording the sale or 
                                              distribution or the identity of 
                                              the holder of, any such coupons; 
                                              or</span></p>
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                                              (d) use any premises or cause or 
                                              knowingly permit any premises to 
                                              be used, for purposes connected 
                                              with the promotion or conduct of 
                                              football pools, fixed odds 
                                              competitions or similar games.</span></p>
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                                              (6) The Authority may enter into 
                                              agreement with any person for the 
                                              operation of football pools, fixed 
                                              odds competition or similar game 
                                              and the agreement shall provide 
                                              for the retention of a share of 
                                              the profits accruing to that 
                                              person from the operation of the 
                                              football pools, so, however, that 
                                              such agreement shall not be valid 
                                              unless executed with the written 
                                              approval of the Commissioner 
                                              responsible for Finance.</span></p>
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                                              (7) The Authority may establish, 
                                              organise and run football pools, 
                                              fixed odds competition and any 
                                              similar games based on the results 
                                              of football matches or conducted 
                                              on similar principle.</span></p>
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                                              (8) Any person who contravenes the 
                                              provisions of this section shall 
                                              be guilty of an offence and shall 
                                              be liable on conviction to 
                                              imprisonment for a term of five 
                                              years or to a fine of one thousand 
                                              New Cedis or to both such fine and 
                                              imprisonment.</span></p>
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                                              (9) Where the offence referred to 
                                              in subsection (8) of this section 
                                              was committed by a firm, every 
                                              partner of that firm shall be 
                                              deemed to be guilty of that 
                                              offence and where the offence was 
                                              committed by a body corporate, 
                                              every director and officer of that 
                                              body shall be deemed to be guilty 
                                              of that offence:</span></p>
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                                              So, however, that no such person 
                                              shall be deemed to be so guilty, 
                                              if he proves that the offence was 
                                              committed without his knowledge or 
                                              that he exercised due diligence to 
                                              prevent the commission of the 
                                              offence. [As substituted by 
                                              Football Pools Authority Act, 1967 
                                              (Amendment) Decree 1967 (NLCD 
                                              214)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2A&#8212; Basic Condition of 
                                              Sending in and Acceptance of 
                                              Coupon.</span></b></p>
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                                              It is a basic condition of the 
                                              sending in and the acceptance of 
                                              every coupon that it is intended 
                                              and agreed&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) that the conduct of the 
                                              Football Pools and everything done 
                                              in connection therewith and all 
                                              arrangements relating thereto 
                                              (whether mentioned in the Football 
                                              Pools Regulations, 1964 (LI 358)), 
                                              (hereinafter referred to as the 
                                              &quot;Regulations&quot;) or to be implied, 
                                              and</span></p>
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                                              (b) that any coupon and any 
                                              agreement or transaction entered 
                                              into or payment made by or under 
                                              it,</span></p>
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                                              shall not be attached, by or give 
                                              rise to any legal relationship, 
                                              rights, duties or consequences 
                                              whatsoever or be legally 
                                              enforceable or the subject of 
                                              litigation: but that all such 
                                              arrangements, agreements or 
                                              transactions are binding in honour 
                                              only on the parties.</span></p>
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                                              Section 2B&#8212; Supervision of 
                                              Observance of Regulations.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) In the interests of all, the 
                                              general conduct of the Pools 
                                              (including the ascertainment of 
                                              the actual amount of the stake 
                                              moneys, the dividends payable and 
                                              the observance of the Regulations) 
                                              shall be checked under the 
                                              supervision and control of 
                                              independent Accountants appointed 
                                              by the Authority who will also 
                                              control the due computation and 
                                              amounts of the Pools and 
                                              dividends.</span></p>
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                                              (2) To prevent disputes from 
                                              arising and delays in payments to 
                                              winners, it is a further basic 
                                              condition that, in all matters 
                                              connected with the conduct of the 
                                              Pools, and in particular the 
                                              ascertainment of and payment to 
                                              winners, disqualifications and the 
                                              interpretation and application of 
                                              the Regulations, the decisions of 
                                              the Accountants shall be accepted 
                                              as final and in honour binding on 
                                              all parties including the 
                                              Authority. [As inserted by 
                                              Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1975 (NRCD 
                                              358)].</span></p>
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                                              Section 3&#8212;Composition of 
                                              Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Authority shall consist of 
                                              a Chairman, a Managing Director 
                                              and not more than six other 
                                              members, all of whom shall be 
                                              appointed by the National 
                                              Liberation Council.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Managing Director shall 
                                              hold office for such period and on 
                                              such conditions as the National 
                                              Liberation Council may from time 
                                              to time determine.</span></p>
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                                              (3) Subject to subsection (2) the 
                                              members of the Authority, 
                                              including the Chairman, shall hold 
                                              office for a period of two years 
                                              and shall be eligible for 
                                              re-appointment so, however, that 
                                              any such member may at any time by 
                                              writing addressed to the National 
                                              Liberation Council resign his 
                                              office or may be removed from 
                                              office at any time by a direction 
                                              in writing given by or on behalf 
                                              of the National Liberation 
                                              Council. [As substituted by 
                                              Football Pools Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 1].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3A&#8212;Functions of the 
                                              Managing Director.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Authority may delegate to the 
                                              Managing Director such of its 
                                              functions as the Authority may 
                                              from time to time determine. [As 
                                              inserted by Football Pools 
                                              Authority (Amendment) Decree, 1966 
                                              (NLCD 115) s. 2].</span></p>
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                                              Section 4&#8212;Power to Hold Land.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Authority shall have power 
                                              to acquire and hold any movable or 
                                              immovable property but shall not 
                                              sell, lease, mortgage or otherwise 
                                              alienate or dispose of any such 
                                              property without the consent in 
                                              writing of the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Where there is any hindrance 
                                              to the acquisition of any property 
                                              under the preceding subsection the 
                                              property may be treated as 
                                              property required for the Public 
                                              Service and accordingly the State 
                                              Property and Contracts Act, 1960 
                                              (CA 6) shall apply, so however 
                                              that the provisions of that Act 
                                              shall apply with such 
                                              modifications as are necessary to 
                                              provide for the vesting of the 
                                              property acquired thereunder in 
                                              the Authority and for the cost of 
                                              acquisition to be defrayed by the 
                                              Authority.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Remuneration.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Managing Director shall be 
                                              paid such salary and allowances as 
                                              the President may from time to 
                                              time determine. [As amended by 
                                              Football Pools Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 3].</span></p>
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                                              (2) There shall be paid out of the 
                                              funds of the Authority to the 
                                              members of the Authority other 
                                              than the Managing Director 
                                              remuneration by the way of 
                                              travelling allowances and expenses 
                                              at such rate as are approved by 
                                              the Minister. As amended by 
                                              Football Pools Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 3].</span></p>
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                                              Section 6&#8212;Funds of Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The funds of the Authority 
                                              shall include -</span></p>
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                                              (a) all moneys accruing to the 
                                              Authority from the Government by 
                                              way of grant-in-aid or endowment, 
                                              or otherwise;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any loan granted to the 
                                              Authority by the Government or any 
                                              person; and </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) any moneys accruing to the 
                                              Authority in the course of the 
                                              discharge of its functions.</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Authority shall take over 
                                              without any further authority than 
                                              this subsection all the assets and 
                                              liabilities of the Interim 
                                              Football Pools Authority, and 
                                              accordingly it shall be lawful for 
                                              the Authority to sue or be sued&nbsp; 
                                              in respect&nbsp; of the said assets and 
                                              liabilities.</span></p>
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                                              Section 7&#8212;Directions of Minister.</span></b></p>
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                                              The Minister may at any time give 
                                              directions of a general or 
                                              specific nature to the Authority 
                                              and the Authority shall comply 
                                              with any such directions.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Meetings of Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) The Authority shall meet for 
                                              the dispatch of business at such 
                                              times in places as a Chairman may 
                                              from time to time appoint but not 
                                              less than 4 times a year [As 
                                              amended by Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              (2) The Chairman shall preside the 
                                              meeting of the Authority and in 
                                              his absence the member present 
                                              shall appoint one of their number 
                                              to preside. [As amended by 
                                              Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Every question before the 
                                              Authority at any meeting shall be 
                                              decided by the majority of the 
                                              vote of the members present.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Any member having an interest 
                                              whether pecuniary or otherwise, 
                                              direct or indirect, in any matter 
                                              which is before any meeting of the 
                                              Authority shall at the meeting 
                                              disclose the fact and shall not 
                                              take part in the consideration or 
                                              discussion of, or vote on any 
                                              question with respect to that 
                                              matter and if a Chairman so 
                                              directs he shall withdraw from the 
                                              meeting during such consideration 
                                              or discussion [As amended by 
                                              Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Chairman at any meeting of 
                                              the Authority shall have a vote, 
                                              but in the case of equality vote, 
                                              may exercise a second or casting 
                                              vote.&nbsp; [As amended by Football 
                                              Pool Authority (Amendment) Decree, 
                                              1966 (NLCD 115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Four members shall form a 
                                              quorum at any meeting of the 
                                              Authority [As amended by Football 
                                              Pools Authority (Amendment) 
                                              Decree, 1966 (NLCD 115) s. 4(b)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) Minutes of the proceedings of 
                                              every meeting of the Authority 
                                              shall be regularly entered in a 
                                              book to be kept for that purpose 
                                              and shall, after approval, be 
                                              signed at the next ensuing meeting 
                                              by the Chairman, or as the case 
                                              may be, by the member presiding at 
                                              that meeting.[As amended by 
                                              Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (8) The Chairman may at any time, 
                                              and shall on the request in 
                                              writing of five other members of 
                                              the Authority call a special 
                                              meeting of the Authority.[As 
                                              amended by Football Pool Authority 
                                              (Amendment) Decree, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115) s. 4(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Investment by Authority.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Authority may invest all or 
                                              any portion of the moneys of the 
                                              Authority in such manner as may be 
                                              approved by the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Authority shall keep 
                                              proper accounts and other records 
                                              relating thereto in a form and 
                                              manner approved by the 
                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Immediately after the end of 
                                              each financial year, the Authority 
                                              shall cause its accounts for that 
                                              year to be brought to a balance 
                                              and a balance-sheet prepared with 
                                              respect thereto together with a 
                                              statement or abstract of such 
                                              accounts.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The accounts kept by the 
                                              Authority under the provisions of 
                                              the preceding subsection together 
                                              with all books, vouchers and 
                                              papers and the annual statement or 
                                              abstract thereof shall be laid 
                                              before and audited by the 
                                              Auditor-General.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The Auditor-General shall make 
                                              and sign a report on the accounts 
                                              and statement or abstract and a 
                                              duplicate copy of the report 
                                              together with the statement or 
                                              abstract shall be sent to the 
                                              Minister who shall lay the report 
                                              before the National Assembly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) The Authority shall permit the 
                                              Auditor-General and any person 
                                              authorised by the Auditor-General 
                                              to check any cash, investments or 
                                              other assets in its possession and 
                                              to have access at all times to all 
                                              its accounts and all books, 
                                              vouchers and papers relating 
                                              thereto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) For the purposes of this 
                                              section the period beginning from 
                                              the commencement of this Act to 
                                              the thirtieth day of September, 
                                              1961 shall be deemed to be a 
                                              financial year and accordingly the 
                                              financial year for the purposes of 
                                              this Act shall be the period of 
                                              twelve months ending on the 
                                              thirtieth day of September.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Minister may by legislative 
                                              instrument make regulations for&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the establishment, 
                                              organisation and running of 
                                              football pools by the Authority;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the appointment, duties and 
                                              remuneration of agents and 
                                              sub-agents;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the distribution of football 
                                              coupons;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the form of any coupons or 
                                              other documents to be used in the 
                                              conduct of football pools;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the method of claiming 
                                              winnings; and </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) the determination of any 
                                              disputes as to the person entitled 
                                              to any prize or money providing 
                                              that in the event of a dispute as 
                                              to a prize remaining unsettled for 
                                              a specific period the prize or 
                                              money may be forfeited and paid 
                                              into the Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">&nbsp;</p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              In this Act unless the context 
                                              otherwise requires&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Authority&quot; means the Football 
                                              Pools Authority established under 
                                              section 1 of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for finance.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Commencement.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              This Act shall be deemed to have 
                                              come into operation on the first 
                                              day of February, 1961.</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              amended by</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FOOTBALL POOLS AUTHORITY 
                                              (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1966 (NLCD 
                                              115)1.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FOOTBALL POOLS AUTHORITY ACT, 1961 
                                              (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1967 (NLCD 
                                              214)2.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FOOTBALL POOLS AUTHORITY 
                                              (AMENDMENT) DECREE, 1975 (NRCD 
                                              358)3.</span></p>
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