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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NATIONAL WEEKLY LOTTO ACT, 1961 
                                              (ACT 94).</span></b></p>
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                                              As amended </span></p>
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                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              1. Power to conduct Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              1A. District Weekly Lotto. </span>
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                                              2. Prohibition.</span></p>
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                                              3. Clandestine lotto.</span></p>
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                                              4. Foreign lotto.</span></p>
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                                              5. Punishment for subsequent 
                                              offences.</span></p>
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                                              6. Seizure and forfeiture of 
                                              registers, etc., relating to 
                                              offences.</span></p>
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                                              6A. Action to be Brought within 
                                              three Months.</span></p>
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                                              7. Financial provisions.</span></p>
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                                              8. Deficits to be met from the 
                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
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                                              8A. Payment of Security Deposit by 
                                              Weekly Lotto Operators.</span></p>
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                                              8B. Tax Liabilities.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8C. Records and Account of 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              8D. Returns.</span></p>
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                                              9. Accounts and audit.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Possession of forged lotto 
                                              tickets, coupons or other 
                                              documents.</span></p>
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                                              11. Regulations.</span></p>
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                                              12. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              THE NINETY-FOURTH</span></p>
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                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE NATIONAL WEEKLY LOTTO ACT, 
                                              1961</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to authorise the Minister 
                                              of Finance to conduct a National 
                                              Weekly Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT:&nbsp; 22nd November, 
                                              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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                                              <b>
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                                              Section 1&#8212;Power to Conduct Lotto.</span></b></p>
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                                              With a view to the raising of 
                                              revenue it shall be lawful&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              (a) for the Secretary to conduct a 
                                              National Weekly Lotto; and</span></p>
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                                              (b) for any District Assembly to 
                                              authorise any individual or any 
                                              unincorporated association of 
                                              individuals by a licence issued 
                                              under this Act to operate a 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.[As 
                                              substituted by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(a)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1A&#8212;District Weekly Lotto.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The operation of any form of 
                                              lotto other than a lotto operated 
                                              by the Department of National 
                                              Lotteries shall be known as a 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              (2) Every District Assembly shall 
                                              have the power to issue a licence 
                                              to any individual or any 
                                              unincorporated association of 
                                              individuals hereafter in this Law 
                                              referred to as &quot;an operator&quot; to 
                                              operate a District Weekly Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) An application for a licence 
                                              to operate a District Weekly Lotto 
                                              shall be made to the District 
                                              Assembly of the area where the 
                                              applicant intends to operate and 
                                              in accordance with the provisions 
                                              of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) No licence for the operation 
                                              of a District Weekly Lotto shall 
                                              be issued to any person unless 
                                              such person is of the age of 
                                              eighteen years and is a citizen of 
                                              Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              (5) There shall be paid in respect 
                                              of every licence issued under this 
                                              Act such annual fee as may be 
                                              determined by bye-laws made by the 
                                              District Assemblies.</span></p>
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                                              (6) Every District Assembly shall 
                                              be responsible for the control and 
                                              supervision of any District Weekly 
                                              Lotto operated in its area of 
                                              administration.</span></p>
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                                              (7) A licence issued under this 
                                              Act to an operator shall be 
                                              revoked where the operator&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) is convicted of an offence 
                                              under this Act;</span></p>
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                                              (b) is unable to maintain the 
                                              security deposit payable under 
                                              section 8A of this Act or 
                                              contravenes any of the provisions 
                                              of this Act.[As inserted by the 
                                              National Weekly Lotto (Amendment) 
                                              Law, 1989 (PNDCL 223), s.(b)].</span></p>
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                                              Section 2&#8212;Prohibition.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) Any lotto, otherwise than a 
                                              Lotto promoted and conducted under 
                                              the provisions of this Act, shall 
                                              be unlawful.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person who contravenes the 
                                              provisions of the preceding 
                                              subsection commits an offence and 
                                              shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding 
                                              one hundred thousand cedis or to 
                                              imprisonment for a term not 
                                              exceeding two years or to both 
                                              such fine and imprisonment.[As 
                                              amended by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(c)(i), (ii) ].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Clandestine Lotto.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A clandestine lotto, by 
                                              whatever name called and in 
                                              whatever manner and under whatever 
                                              denomination it may be conducted, 
                                              is prohibited.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person undertaking a 
                                              clandestine lotto or collecting 
                                              stakes therein and any person 
                                              aiding or abetting the same in any 
                                              way commits an offence and shall 
                                              be liable on summary conviction to 
                                              a fine of not less than twenty 
                                              thousand cedis and not exceeding 
                                              one hundred thousand cedis or to 
                                              imprisonment for a term of not 
                                              less than six months and not 
                                              exceeding two years.[As amended by 
                                              the National Weekly Lotto 
                                              (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 223), 
                                              s.(d)(i), (ii)].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any person laying stakes in a 
                                              clandestine lotto not being an 
                                              accessory commits an offence and 
                                              shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction, to a fine of not less 
                                              than five pounds and not exceeding 
                                              twenty pounds.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 4&#8212;Foreign Lotto.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Any person who imports, sells, 
                                              distributes, or acquires for the 
                                              purpose of sale any foreign lotto 
                                              ticket commits an offence and 
                                              shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding 
                                              fifty thousand cedis or to 
                                              imprisonment for a term not 
                                              exceeding six months.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any person who acquires, for 
                                              the purpose of gambling, any 
                                              foreign lotto tickets commits an 
                                              offence and shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine of 
                                              not less than two thousand cedis 
                                              and not exceeding ten thousand 
                                              cedis.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any person who publishes in 
                                              any manner whatsoever or by 
                                              whatever means causes any other 
                                              person to publish in any manner 
                                              whatsoever any foreign lotto 
                                              prospectus, advertisement or 
                                              drawing, or brings to the 
                                              knowledge of any person the places 
                                              where subscriptions thereto may be 
                                              made commits an offence and shall 
                                              be liable on summary conviction to 
                                              a fine of not less than five 
                                              thousand cedis and not exceeding 
                                              ten thousand cedis.[As amended by 
                                              the National Weekly Lotto 
                                              (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 223), 
                                              s.(e)(i), (ii)].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
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                                              Section 5&#8212;Punishment for 
                                              Subsequent Offences.</span></b></p>
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                                              Where a person is convicted of a 
                                              second or any subsequent offence 
                                              against the provisions of this Act 
                                              or of regulations made thereunder, 
                                              he shall be liable to a fine not 
                                              exceeding five hundred thousand 
                                              cedis or to imprisonment for a 
                                              term not exceeding one year or to 
                                              both such fine and 
                                              imprisonment.[As amended by the 
                                              National Weekly Lotto (Amendment) 
                                              Law, 1989 (PNDCL 223), s.(f)].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Seizure and Forfeiture 
                                              of Registers, Etc., Relating to 
                                              Offence.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              All registers, instruments of 
                                              gaming, tickets, bills, cards, 
                                              money, whether it represents the 
                                              pool or the stakes or the prize 
                                              won, the movable or immovable 
                                              things provided as prizes, and 
                                              every other thing relating to an 
                                              offence committed under the 
                                              provisions of this Act, or which 
                                              has served or was intended to 
                                              serve for the commission of the 
                                              offence, shall be seized and 
                                              confiscated and shall be disposed 
                                              of in such manner as a District 
                                              Magistrate, on application being 
                                              made to him, may order.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6A&#8212;Action to be Brought 
                                              within three Months.</span></b></p>
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                                              Notwithstanding the provisions of 
                                              the Limitation Decree, 1972 (NRCD 
                                              54), which provides, inter alia, 
                                              that an action founded on simple 
                                              contract shall be barred after six 
                                              years, where a person wishes to 
                                              bring an action to dispute the 
                                              decision of the Director not to 
                                              pay a lotto winning, such action 
                                              shall be commenced within three 
                                              months after the date of the 
                                              notice of the annulment of the 
                                              lotto winning. [As inserted by 
                                              National Weekly Lotto (Amendment) 
                                              Decree, 1976 NRCD 351) s. 1].</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Financial Provisions.</span></b></p>
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                                              (1) There shall be an account to 
                                              be known as the Lotto Account.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) There shall be paid into the 
                                              Lotto Account the proceeds of the 
                                              sale of tickets, coupons or other 
                                              documents to be used in the 
                                              conduct of any Lotto by the 
                                              Commissioner, any fines imposed by 
                                              the Director on Lotto Receivers 
                                              and any forfeiture as may be 
                                              expedient in accordance with the 
                                              provisions of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              (3) There shall be paid out of the 
                                              Lotto Account the money for the 
                                              prizes in each Lotto and payments 
                                              duly made to those who are engaged 
                                              in the sale of tickets, coupons or 
                                              other documents used in the 
                                              conduct of the Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) At the end of each quarter any 
                                              balance in the Lotto Account shall 
                                              be paid into the Consolidated 
                                              Fund. [As substituted by National 
                                              Weekly Lotto (Amendment) Decree, 
                                              1977 (SMCD 83) s. 1 (a) ].</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Deficits to be Met from 
                                              the Consolidated Fund.</span></b></p>
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                                              If the amount standing to the 
                                              credit of the Lotto Account at any 
                                              time is less than the amount 
                                              required to meet the money for 
                                              prizes or other payments to be 
                                              made out of the Account under the 
                                              last foregoing section, the amount 
                                              of money so required shall be 
                                              charged on the Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8A&#8212;Payment of Security 
                                              Deposit by Weekly Lotto Operators.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No District Assembly shall 
                                              license any applicant to operate a 
                                              District Weekly Lotto under this 
                                              Act unless such applicant pays to 
                                              the District Assembly and 
                                              maintains at all times while he 
                                              carries on such operation a 
                                              security deposit of such an amount 
                                              as the District Assembly shall 
                                              determine.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The security deposit shall be 
                                              the asset of the operator but 
                                              shall be available to the operator 
                                              only&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where he cannot in the opinion 
                                              of the District Assembly, 
                                              reasonably meet his liabilities 
                                              for the payment of prize monies 
                                              arising from any weekly lotto from 
                                              his available resources and the 
                                              winnings remain unpaid for more 
                                              than fifteen days from the date of 
                                              presentation for payment; or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where he ceases to operate the 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Any withdrawal made out of the 
                                              security deposit under subsection 
                                              (1) (a) shall be replaced by the 
                                              operator within thirty days from 
                                              the date of the withdrawal.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8B&#8212;Tax Liabilities.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) An operator of a District 
                                              Weekly Lotto shall pay such 
                                              quarterly sum as may be determined 
                                              by the Commissioner of Internal 
                                              Revenue, to the Internal Revenue 
                                              office within the area of his 
                                              operation in the District.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The Commissioner of Internal 
                                              Revenue shall issue a receipt to 
                                              the operator upon the payment of 
                                              any sum determined under 
                                              subsection (1) of this section and 
                                              shall, in computing the tax 
                                              liability of the operator for any 
                                              quarter or year of assessment, 
                                              credit such operator with any 
                                              payment made under subsection (1) 
                                              of this section.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Commissioner of Internal 
                                              Revenue shall at the end of every 
                                              six months pay 75% of the taxes 
                                              collected from operators to the 
                                              Secretary for Local Government who 
                                              shall be responsible for 
                                              allocating such monies to the 
                                              District Assemblies on a formula 
                                              approved by the Council.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8C&#8212;Records and Account of 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) A licensed operator shall keep 
                                              and records of&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) coupons approved for his use 
                                              in the operation of the lotto;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) a register of sales of 
                                              coupons; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) a register of his officials or 
                                              agents.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any record kept under 
                                              subsection (1) of this section 
                                              shall be available for inspection 
                                              by any authorised officer of the 
                                              District Assembly.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8D&#8212;Returns.&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Every operator shall submit to 
                                              the District Assembly quarterly 
                                              returns on coupons collected and 
                                              sold within his area of operation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of compiling 
                                              statistics on lotto in Ghana every 
                                              District Assembly shall at the end 
                                              of every year commencing from 31st 
                                              December, 1989 submit returns on 
                                              the operation of the lotto within 
                                              its administrative area to the 
                                              Director of National Lotteries.[As 
                                              inserted by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(g)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Accounts and Audit.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister shall for every 
                                              Lotto keep an account of all 
                                              receipts and outgoings in a form 
                                              approved by the Auditor-General.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Within six months from the end 
                                              of any year in which the Lotto 
                                              draws have been held the 
                                              Auditor-General shall present to 
                                              the National Assembly a copy of 
                                              the account kept under this 
                                              section as respects such Lotto 
                                              draws and audited by the 
                                              Auditor-General, and a report 
                                              concerning the Lotto draws, and 
                                              shall state in the report whether 
                                              he is satisfied that all 
                                              practicable steps have been taken 
                                              for the prevention of fraud in 
                                              connection with the Lotto.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Minister shall keep a 
                                              separate record of any payments 
                                              made out of the Consolidated Fund 
                                              under the last foregoing section 
                                              to meet a deficit and of any 
                                              subsequent payments made under 
                                              section 7 of this Act out of the 
                                              Lotto Account into the 
                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The accounts certified by the 
                                              Auditor-General shall include 
                                              payments made to meet deficits 
                                              whether or not the total of such 
                                              deficits is greater than the 
                                              amounts subsequently paid into the 
                                              Consolidated Fund.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Possession of Forged 
                                              Lotto Tickets, Coupons or other 
                                              Documents.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Any person who without lawful 
                                              excuse, the proof of which shall 
                                              be on him, has in his possession 
                                              any forged ticket, coupon or other 
                                              document for any Lotto draw under 
                                              this Act shall be guilty of an 
                                              offence and liable on summary 
                                              conviction to imprisonment for a 
                                              term not exceeding two years. [As 
                                              Substituted by National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 
                                              83) s. 1 (b) ].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Regulations.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Secretary in consultation with 
                                              the Secretary for Local Government 
                                              may by legislative instrument, 
                                              make Regulations for:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the administration of the 
                                              Lotto;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) the number of Lotto offices 
                                              authorised to receive stakes; [As 
                                              amended by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(h) (i)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) the day, the hour and the 
                                              method of conducting the Lotto and 
                                              its periodical drawings as well as 
                                              the persons who shall be present 
                                              at a draw of the Lotto;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) the stakes that may be laid on 
                                              the result of the draw;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (e) the amount of the prizes to be 
                                              distributed and the conditions 
                                              under which prizes may be paid;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (f) the manner and the conditions 
                                              in or under which stakes may be 
                                              accepted;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (g) the day and the hour when 
                                              stakes shall no longer be accepted 
                                              and when counterfoils and carbon 
                                              copies of tickets, coupons or 
                                              other documents used in the 
                                              conduct of the Lotto shall be 
                                              deposited;[As Substituted by 
                                              National Weekly Lotto (Amendment) 
                                              Decree, 1977 (SMCD 83) s. 1 (c) ].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (h) the number, the duties and 
                                              obligations of the receivers of 
                                              the stakes, and the percentage, or 
                                              other remuneration which they may 
                                              be allowed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the appointment of a Commission to 
                                              conduct the draws;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (j) the appointment of a Board to 
                                              verify the winning tickets, 
                                              coupons or other documents used in 
                                              the conduct of the Lotto with the 
                                              respective counterfoils and carbon 
                                              copies of such tickets, coupons or 
                                              other documents, to be present at 
                                              all the draws and to carry out 
                                              such other duties as may be 
                                              prescribed by the Regulations;[As 
                                              Substituted by National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 
                                              83) s. 1 (c)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (k) the method of collection and 
                                              disposal of subscriptions;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (l) the form of any tickets or 
                                              other documents to be used in the 
                                              conduct of the Lotto;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (m) the value of the prizes to be 
                                              distributed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (n) the time within which, and the 
                                              method by which, prizes may be 
                                              claimed;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (o) the determination of any 
                                              dispute 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 prescribed period the prize may 
                                              be forfeited;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (p) the issue and sale of tickets, 
                                              coupons or other documents to be 
                                              used in the conduct of the Lotto; 
                                              [As Substituted by National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Decree, 1977 (SMCD 
                                              83) s. 1 (c)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (q) the forfeiture of unclaimed 
                                              prizes after a prescribed period;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (r) the licensing of operators of 
                                              District Weekly Lotto.[As 
                                              substituted by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(h)(ii)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (s) the fees payable by operators;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (t) the effective implementation 
                                              of the provision of this Act. [As 
                                              inserted by the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto (Amendment) Law, 1989 (PNDCL 
                                              223), s.(h)(iii)].</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <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;clandestine lotto&quot; means a lotto 
                                              conducted, otherwise than under 
                                              the provision of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;lotto&quot; means the National Weekly 
                                              Lotto promoted under this Act or 
                                              the District Weekly Lotto operated 
                                              by a licensed operator;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;operator&quot; means any individual or 
                                              unincorporated association of 
                                              individuals licensed by a District 
                                              Assembly under this Act to operate 
                                              a District Weekly Lotto;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Secretary&quot; means the Secretary 
                                              responsible for National 
                                              Revenue.[As inserted by the 
                                              National Weekly Lotto (Amendment) 
                                              Law, 1989 (PNDCL 223), s.(i)]</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              amended by&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NATIONAL WEEKLY LOTTO (AMENDMENT) 
                                              DECREE 1975 (NRCD 351)1.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NATIONAL WEEKLY LOTTO (AMENDMENT) 
                                              DECREE 1977 (SMCD 83)2.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NATIONAL WEEKLY LOTTO (AMENDMENT) 
                                              LAW, 1989 (PNDCL 223).3</span></p>
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