(1) ThisActmaybeca ed the Sikkinr Etechont6 Entertatnment Gan]es (Controt and'l-ax) Act, 2002.
(2) lt extends to the whole of the State oi Slkkim.
(3) lt shall conre inlo lorce or such date as the State Government rnay, by notiflcation n the Otiiclal Gazette appoint.
2. ln this Act, uIless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) "Electronic Eftertaifinent Centre ,, mgans a pub ic placb wh ch provldes or ls Lrsed or is i|tendecl to be used for playing, organizlng or exhib iit'10 Electronic Entenalnment Ganres;
(b) "Electlonlc Entertainrnent Ga[res,, fi]eans allor any of such games ot enterla ninent oichance played by means oi any machire or ijlsr 'nrtot as Inay be prescr bed f-om lirne lo time;
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(c) ' P ace " includcs a llu ld ng or a room or any oiher portlon oi a bui ding or a tent. enc osLire space, vehicie or vesseli
(d) Plb c place 'lnc udes a perm ttod to have accoss, place lo whlch the public have or are whetlr0r on payment or othen^risei l]liirtainfietlt (: a tn !,-5 a n d D),: eiil 11' tion unatct ih2lavl
(e) Prescr bed means prescrlbed by rLLes made !nder this Aci;
(j) [4aglstrate' means Jud]cla Mag slrate' (T ) No E ectronlc Entertainmeni Games sha be played, organised or exhibited to any person ai any pub c place, except at a E ectronic EntertalnmentaamesCeftre n respectoiwhich llcensels granted in accordance wlth the provlsions oi this Act and such llcense is ln force /2) All Not fical orrs or lnstructions or Orders issued from tlme to time pertaining to gamb lng or wager ng or betting shall not apply to a Electroni; Entertajnment Games licensed under this Act' or t0 any i ectronlc Entettaln.ent Ganes played, organized or exh bited at s!rch Electronic Entertainment Centre.
I i ll' err oe'so' oe.' rl.q lo ob'a 'a .;celse re'eI'ed Io '' sectior 3 shd L ' r.,:l<e an appticatior i- *. iti'gs to tre Stale G )' ernmert' ir sLcT lc'ln and rnanner as may be Prescribed.
{ _ Or rece pl o' s 1' aoo cal'( I lr e S alc Go /er_metl ray' a'le- ., . o ,". 1q.ir, a'.1 .o_'dc-s_eaessS-v oyo'dc'rn'arlirq eimer "g rant the ticense o. refuse to grant ihe llcense wllhout assig ning any reasons l FrouidJclthat, *nere the State Governmenl refr'lses to grant a license' il "nalt prion lr" te"or.l a brjef stalerncnt oi the reasons for such refusal' ( ll -l_.'ees o1 o:r'_e1' o{ / f 'c|".' e oe' oo Io' v\h -l_ aro I )e cord Lrors s.o-cctro _.'l a .cer se may be 9'a']leo s.lall besJcl asray'oe prescrlbed.
rir Tf eSlateGo/era'e t.'al on aporcaL'ol -ade to t re_exI5e IceT.e Ora^leo -lder L rs Acl. ol palmerlolIreieep-esc''bedl0' rene,!a;ol a rceas6 o-'e JSe lo relex a1\ s-cn l;ce.rse w tho-t assignlng any reasons ' blt the reasons for such refusal sha be stated on lts record.
). \l) -l eSIaleGoverl -e1lmay.aLa1/I-e alergv'rgiheSoderofar/ lice' sc Lroer l' 's A_l a reasoraD'c opoo.lJn'ly oi oeing \edrd' suspenO or cancel tle license on any one or more of the following crounds, namely :
(a) that there has been a breach of any of the cond tions subject to which the license was granted;
{b Ir at Lle '1olde- o f'e oerse l-as cont-arened s o1s ol i. s Al.l or t re 1 es aoe lrerecrder' any of ihe Provl- /21 Whenever a license is suspended or cancelled, ih'" Stale Govern- '-' runlrl rl recordabri€lstatemenlof thereasonsforsuchsuspenslon or lancellat on an,l iutnish a copy theloof to 1re persnn whose llcenl;c has beer'r sLlsPended o/ cance ed.
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17en.:\t!al/ tefusal suspend ot cancel Iinenses Penalty fai conttavention ol licenses, Leavy of tax an stakes at Electrcnic Entettainment Gatnes, Tax at such rale not exceeding 25% of al!
rfl oney, License haldet to keep accounts and subtnlt the Sarne to Gavemment ot authorised Penalty for failute to keep and subtnit accounts,
6. Withoul preiudice to the provlslons oi 1'Ire ast precedl rg scciof, i 1ll!
holder ol any cense Lrfder tlr s Aot or afy persor) eLclifg of h s bcl ,i i itaLs committedabrcacholanyofthecondtiorrsoithe ioense,lresIarl,orrcoirv!t,ur , be punrshed wlth fine which may extend upio filleerl llrcLrsa'rd.trl.rees.