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Section 18

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of Pool Betting Act 1967

ActIn forceProvision 18 of 32
Section 18
(1)

Notwithstanding anything contained in any written law, it shall not be an offence for the licensee, the Board or the agent—

(a)

to exhibit the name of any pool betting agency on any premises in which the agency is situated;

(b)

to publish any advertisement relating to the totalisator for pool betting or setting out any list of pool betting agencies, the name, address, hours of business and any telephone number of any pool betting agency, any rules, terms or conditions upon or subject to which pool betting

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may be received at such agency or naming the prescribed events in respect of which pool betting may for the time being be received at any such agency;

(c)

to exhibit at any pool betting agency any notice relating to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (b):

Provided that the Minister may, if he considers it desirable in the public interest so to do, prohibit, restrict or regulate any such exhibition or publication.

(2)

Any person who contravenes any prohibition, restriction or regulation imposed or made by the Minister under subsection (1)

shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit.