Australian Capital Territory Numbered Ordinances

Unlawful Games (Amendment) Ordinance 1987

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Unlawful Games (Amendment) Ordinance 1987

No. 35 of 1987

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910.

Dated 29 June 1987.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. SCHOLES

Minister of State for Territories

An Ordinance to amend the Unlawful Games Ordinance 1984

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Unlawful Games (Amendment) Ordinance 1987.¹

Commencement

2. This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as is fixed by the Minister of State for Territories by notice in the Gazette.

Unlawful machines

3. Section 8 of the Unlawful Games Ordinance 1984² is amended:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

“(1) All unlawful machines, other than machines installed on premises in accordance with the Gaming Machine Ordinance 1987, are forfeited to the Commonwealth.”; and

(b) by omitting from subsection (2) “Poker Machine Control Ordinance 1975” and substituting “Gaming Machine Ordinance 1987”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1987.

2. No. 21, 1984 as amended by No. 67, 1985.