The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 (Malay: Akta Rumah Judi Terbuka 1953), is a Malaysian laws which enacted relating to the suppression of common gaming houses, public gaming, and public lotteries.
The Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of 28 sections and 3 schedules (including 12 amendments), without separate Part.
Section 1: Short titleSection 2: InterpretationSection 3: NuisanceSection 3A: Specific game need not be stated or provedSection 4: Offences relating to common gaming housesSection 4A: Assisting in carrying on a public lottery, etc.Section 4B: Offences relating to dealing in gaming machinesSection 5: Advancing or furnishing money for establishing or conductingSection 6: Gaming in common gaming houseSection 7: Gaming in publicSection 8: Instigating, promoting, or facilitating gaming in publicSection 9: Buying lottery ticketSection 10: Money paid recoverableSection 11: Presumption against person selling lottery tickets, etc.Section 12: Sales of lottery tickets voidSection 13: Responsibility of employers and overseersSection 14: Arrest by employerSection 15: Power to enter on premisesSection 15A: Closure of premisesSection 16: Search warrant against premisesSection 16A: Forfeiture of seized gaming machinesSection 17: Search warrant against personsSection 18: Entry and search by Magistrate or senior police officerSection 19: Presumption against house and occupierSection 20: Presumption against house, occupier and ownerSection 20A: Liability of office-bearers, etc.Section 21: Order for demolition of structural contrivances for facilitating gamingSection 21A: Disconnection of supply of energySection 22: Protection of informersSection 22A: Protection of officers, etc.Section 23: Offenders as witnesses for prosecutionSection 23A: Agent to secure evidenceSection 24: TrialSection 25: Binding over on second convictionSection 26: Reward to informerSection 27: SavingSection 27A: Power to license promotion and organization of gaming by a companySection 28: RepealSchedules
