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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 70.02
PUBLIC TOMBOLAS REGULATIONS 
21st March, 1946
GOVERNMENT NOTICE 98 of 1946, as amended by Government
Notices: 231 and 605 of 1946, 89 of 1947, 324 of 1949, 326 and 685 of
1950, 365 and 514 of 1956 and 513 of 1958; Legal Notice 132 of 1976; and
Act XIII of 1983.
Title.
Regulations.
Interpretation.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
2. In these Regulations -
"Director of Public Lotto" includes any person authorised in
writing by the Director of Public Lotto;
Cap. 70.
Participation in 
public tombolas.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
3. Participation in public tombolas shall be only by means of
tickets or cards acquired for the purpose in accordance with these
Regulations:
Provided that where exemption from duty has been granted
by the Director of Public Lotto under the proviso to article 11 (2) of
the Ordinance, the use of such tickets or cards shall be dispensed
with.
Purchase of 
tombola tickets.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950;
L.N. 132 of 1976.
4. Tombola tickets shall be purchased from the Director of
Public Lotto, on a written application for this purpose having been
made on Form A contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Tickets so purchased shall not be transferable except as prescribed
in regulation 6.
Unsold tickets.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
5. Allowance may be claimed in respect of unsold tickets, on
a written application being made to the Director of Public Lotto on
Form B contained in the Schedule to these Regulations. No
allowance shall be made unless the tickets in respect of which such
allowance is claimed bear consecutive numbers, and unless they are
undefaced and undetached from the book and have been purchased
within the period of four months immediately preceding the
application.
Issuing of tickets.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
6. (1) Tickets shall be issued to the stakers whole and
defaced. The staker admitted to the tombola shall present the ticket
when requested to do so by the Director of Public Lotto in the same
condition, whole and defaced.
(2) The defacement shall not be considered complete unless the
defacing impression shows in a clear and distinct way and in such a
manner as not to be easily obliterated, the name of the club or
association, the date of holding of the tombola and the serial
number of the event in respect of which the ticket has been sold.
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Applications for 
grant of 
permission.
Amended by:
G.N. 231 of 1946;
G.N. 605 of 1946;
G.N. 326 of 1950.
Substituted by:
G.N. 514 of 1956;
Amended by:
G.N. 513 of 1958;
XIII. 1983.5.
7. Applications for the grant of  a  permission to hold tombolas
or lotteries shall be filed only once  a  month in the office of the
Public Lotto on Form C contained in the Schedule not later than the
last day of the month preceding the event or events in respect of
any event or events due to be held between the sixteenth day of the
month immediately following and the fifteenth day of the next
following month:
Provided that the Director of Public Lotto may grant
permission to hold such tombolas or lotteries if applications are
filed not less than seven days before the event or events are due to
take place and on payment by  the  applicant of a fee of two liri.
Tombolas or 
lotteries exempted 
from duty.
Amended by:
G.N. 324 of 1949;
G.N. 326 of 1950;
G.N. 685 of 1950;
G.N. 365 of 1956.
8. (1)  In the case of tombolas or lotteries exempted from
duty by the Director of Public Lotto under the proviso to article 11
(2) of the Ordinance,  the  permits shall be granted for each
particular tombola or lottery, and the number thereof shall not
exceed two per month:
Provided that in the case of tombolas wherein the stake
does not exceed four mils per card of six tickets, each ticket
comprising fifteen selected from numbers 1 to 90, the holding of a
number of such events on one and the same date during specified
hours of the day, shall, for the purpose of this regulation, be
deemed to be one tombola or lottery.
(2) In the case of tombolas or lotteries on which duty is
leviable, permits may be granted for a period of two months to be
availed of on specified days of the week and during specified hours
of the day provided that the number of events on any one day shall
not exceed the limit specified in the permit:
Provided that in the case envisaged in the proviso to article
11 (4)  of the Ordinance permits may be granted for such period of
time as the Director of Public Lotto may at his discretion
determine.
Register.
Amended by:
G.N. 231 of 1946;
G.N. 326 of 1950.
9. (1) Persons authorized to hold tombolas or lotteries shall
keep a register showing the serial number of tickets sold for each
tombola, the aggregate value of the stakes, the percentage retained
by the club or association and the amount paid in prizes. Such
register shall be kept in the custody of the applicant and shall be
liable to inspection at any time by the Director of Public Lotto.
(2) Persons authorised to hold tombolas or lotteries shall
furnish to the Director of Public Lotto not later than the sixth day
of every month and, if this happens to be a public holiday, on the
first following working day, a statement showing, in respect of the
preceding month, the number of events held, the serial numbers of
the tickets sold, the aggregate value of the stakes, the percentage
retained by the club or association, and the total amount paid in
prizes.
Tombolas subject 
to duty.
Amended by:
G.N. 231 of 1946;
G.N. 89 of 1947;
G.N. 324 of 1949.
10. In the case of tombolas subject to duty, there shall be paid
as a first claim against the takings, after deduction of duty, not
more than twelve point five per cent to the club and the balance in
prizes to the winners on the following basis, namely one-fifth to the
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winner of the "line", that is five numbers drawn in a horizontal row
of the ticket, and four-fifths to the winner of the "house", that is all
fifteen numbers on the ticket.
Entitlement to 
exemption.
11. In no case shall clubs, societies or associations holding
tombolas by means of tickets acquired under these Regulations be
entitled to benefit by the exemption allowed under the proviso to
article 11 (2) of the Ordinance and the use of tickets shall
automatically revo ke  any exemption granted.
Extract from these 
Regulations to be 
exhibited.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
12. At every place where public tombolas are held with tickets
acquired under these Regulations there shall be exhibited in a
prominent place an extract in bold type from these Regulations
embodying regulations 6, 9 and 10. Such extracts are obtainable
from the Director of Public Lotto.
Wooden board 
with particulars.
13. A wooden board measuring not less than one point two
metres by one point two metres, painted black and showing in
white letters the following particulars in respect of each tombola,
shall be kept in a conspicuous place easily accessible to all these
taking part in the game, viz:
Club ........................... Date ..................... No. of event .............
Gross takings:
Serial Number of register ...................................................
Tickets from ................................. to ................................
@ ............................... (inclusive of duty)  Lm .................
Deduct duty @ ......... per ticket ........... Lm .................
Net takings Lm .................
Deduct percentage retained by 
Club (12.5%)  Lm .................
Residue payable in prizes  Lm .................
To winner of "line" (one-fifth)  Lm ...................
To winner of "house" (four-fifths) Lm ...................
Lm ...................
Procedure of the 
game.
Amended by:
G.N. 326 of 1950.
14. (1) The tombola shall be played by means of the numbers
from 1 to 90 thrown consecutively into a spherical drum one at a
time in the presence of those ready to take part in the game. The
numbers shall be drawn at random with a short interval between
each number drawn until the win of the "line" is secured, and
thereafter proceeded with as previously mentioned until the win of
a "house" is secured.
(2) All the numbers shall be returned to the drum in a similar
manner after the checking of the wins and before the next event is
proceeded with.
(3) The numbers and other appliances used shall satisfy the
requirements of the Director of Public Lotto and shall be liable to
inspection by the Director of Public Lotto at any time.
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Amended by:
L.N. 326 of 1950.
SCHEDULE
(Regulation 4)
FORM A ( a ) No ......
REQUISITION FOR TOMBOLA DUTY TICKETS
Name of place where tombola is being held................................. 
Place and Date ........................................
Required the undermentioned tickets:
( a ) To be filled in by office of Public Lotto 
Signature ....................................................
The Director of Public Lotto 
Beltisseb h
Stake 
(excluding duty)
Rate of 
Duty
Quantity of 
Sets required
( a ) serial 
numbers on 
sets 
supplied
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FORM B ( a ) No ......
(Regulation 5)
APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE FOR UNSOLD TOMBOLA 
TICKETS
Name of Club, Society or Association .......................
Place and Date .....................................
I beg to request that a  refund  be made to me in respect of the
following unsold tickets, purchased by me on the ...........................
for which I have no immediate use, namely:
( a ) To be filled in by office of Public Lotto 
Signature ....................................................
To the Director of Public Lotto
Beltisseb h
2c5 stamp
Stake 
(excluding 
duty)
Rate of Duty Number of ticketsFrom  To Duty value
1c3 4m   Lm c m
2c5 8m
5c 1c3m
Exceeding 
5c
1c7m for 
every 5c or 
part thereof
Total
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FORM C ( a ) No (+)
(Regulation 7)
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TOMBOLA WITH 
GOVERNMENT TICKETS
This application should be
accompanied by a 5c stamp
for permit Place and Date
For the purposes of article 11 of the Public Lotto Ordinance, I
beg to request that the tombolas, particulars whereof are detailed
below, may be registered, and that permission be granted to me to
hold such tombolas, under the provisions of the above law and of
the regulations thereunder.
PARTICULARS OF THE TOMBOLAS
l. Name of club, society or association
2. Address
3. Place of holding tombola
i. Name
ii. Where situated
4. Number of tombolas proposed to be held on each day
stake  1 c3  2c5  5c  over 5c 
5. When intended to be held
Day or days of the week 
Time
Month  Signature
(+) To be filled by the  office of Public Lotto
The Director of Public Lotto
Beltisseb h
2c5 stamp
