4. The following new sections are hereby inserted immediately after section 3, and shall have effect as sections 3A, 3B, and 3C, of the principal enactment: -
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| | (1) No person shall hold any carnival in any area within the administrative limits of any local authority except under a licence issued in that behalf by that authority. | | |
| | (2) A licence under subsection (1) shall not be issued by a local authority except with the concurrence of the Inspector-General of Police. | | |
| | (3) It shall be a condition of every such licence that the licensee shall not promote or permit gambling of any kind whatsoever within the premises in which the carnival is held, and that he shall not conduct or promote any lottery within such premises or in connexion with such carnival. | | |
| | (4) A licence issued by a local authority to any person may be suspended or cancelled by such authority if it is satisfied that such person has contravened any condition of such licence or any provision of this Ordinance or of any by-law made thereunder. | | |
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| 3B. No person shall promote, or participate in, gambling of any kind what-soever within the premises in which any carnival is held, or conduct or promote any lottery within such premises or in connexion with such carnival. |
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| 3C.
| | (1) A local authority may make by-laws for the regulation, inspection, and control of carnivals, and in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the power so conferred, in respect of all or any of the following matters : -
| | | (a) the fees to be paid for the issue of licences relating to carnivals ; |
| (b) the conditions of such licences ; and |
| (c) the protection of the public against fire, overcrowding, disorder, or other dangers. |
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| | (2) Every by-law made by a local authority shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of such publication or on such later date as may be specified in the by-law. | | |
| | (3) Every by-law made by a local authority shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before the Senate and the House of Representatives for approval. Any by-law which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of disapproval, but without prejudice to anything done thereunder. ". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts