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Section 3A

Specific game need not be stated or proved

of Common Gaming Houses Act 1953

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Section 3A
(1)

Where a person is charged for an offence under section 6 or section 7 of this Act it shall be sufficient for the prosecution to merely state that the person charged is found gaming, without having to state the specific game being played.

(2)

Where a person is being tried for an offence under section 6 or section 7 of this Act, it shall be sufficient for the prosecution to merely prove that the game being played is a bankers’ game or one of the games specified in the Second Schedule, without having to prove the specific game being played.

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