Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Private Lotteries (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) There shall be charged —

(a)

a duty of 30% on the total amount raised from any private lottery (not being one that is conducted using a fruit machine) by the promoter of the private lottery, as shown in the account required to be made and as finally approved by the Commissioner under section 6; and

(b)

a duty of 12% on the total amount invested by players of each fruit machine (without any deduction of winnings paid out) in order to play it.”.