Assent: 29 December 2000 
Commencement: 1 January 2001 
REPUBLIC OF VANUATU 

BETTING CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT 
NO. 47 OF 2000 

Arrangement of Sections 
1. Amendments 
2. Commencement 
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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU 
  
BETTING CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT 
NO. 47 OF 2000 

An Act to amend the Betting Control Act No. 1 of 1993 
Be it enacted by the President and Parliament as follows- 
1 Amendments 
The Betting Control Act No. 1 of 1993 is amended as set out in the Schedule. 
2 Commencement 
This Act commences on 1 January 2001. 
Schedule 
Amendments of the Betting Control Act No. 1 of 1993 
1 Subsection 9(2) 
Delete "3 years", substitute "10 years". 
2 Subsection 30(2) 
Delete "3 years", substitute "10 years". 
3 Section 33 
Repeal the section. 
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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU 
 
BILL FOR THE BETTING 
CONTROL (AMENDMENT) ACT NO. 47 OF 2000 
Explanatory Note 
This Bill amends the Betting Control Act No. 1 of 1993. 
Item 1 of the Schedule increases the maximum renewal period for a licence under section 9 from 3 years to 10 years. 
Item 2 of the Schedule increases the maximum renewal period for a permit under section 30 from 3 years to 10 years. 
Item 3 of the Schedule repeals section 33.  That section required permit holders to pay a commission to the Government based on net turnover. 
NOVEMBER 2000 
MORKING STEVENS IATIKA
Minister of Finance and Economic Management 
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