Offences in connection with lotteries

(1) Every person who, in respect of any lottery for which a licence has not been granted under this Act, or in respect of any lottery which has been licenced but for which he is not registered and approved as an agent, (a) prints any ticket for use in Belize; (b) sells or distributes, or offers or advertises for sale or distribution, or has in his possession for the purpose of sale or distribution, any tickets or chances in the lottery; (c) prints, publishes or distributes, or has in his possession for the purpose of publication or distribution, (i) any advertisement of the lottery; (ii) any list (whether complete or not) of prize winners or winning tickets in the lottery; or (iii) any such matter descriptive of the drawing or intended drawing of the lottery, or otherwise relating to the lottery, as is calculated to act as an inducement to persons to participate in that lottery or in other lotteries; (d) buys or sells or has in his possession any paper, ticket, list, printed matter, document or book relating to such a lottery; 15 (e) brings or invites any person to send into Belize, for the purpose of sale or distribution, any ticket in, or advertisement of, the lottery; (f) sends or attempts to send out of Belize any money or valuable thing received in respect of the sale or distribution, or the identity of the holder, of any ticket or chance in the (g) uses any premises, or causes or knowingly permits any premises to be used, for purposes connected with the promotion or conduct of the lottery; or (h) causes, procures or attempts to procure any person to do any of the acts mentioned in this subsection, commits an offence. (2) Any tickets, lists, papers, printed matter or documents whatsoever found in the possession of any person suspected of having committed an offence under this section shall be brought before the court, and the court may order any such tickets, lists, papers, printed matter or documents to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. (3) In subsection (2) of this section, “court” means a Court of Summary Jurisdiction.