Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Repeal and re-enactment of section 8
Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Duty payable by promoter8.—
(1)
The duty required to be paid under this Ordinance shall be payable by the promoter of the lottery:Provided that where a lottery is promoted by a society and the promoter makes default in the payment of the duty or any part thereof, the office-bearers of the society and the society itself shall be jointly and severally liable for the payment of any amount due in respect of such duty.(2) The duty required to be paid under this Ordinance shall be a debt due to the Crown and may be recovered under the provisions of the Crown Suits Ordinance (Cap. 12).”.