National Gambling Act, 2004 (Act No. 7 of 2004)Chapter 3 : Jurisdiction and LicensingPart A : Jurisdiction30. Jurisdiction of provincial licensing authorities |
| 1) | Each provincial licensing authority has exclusive jurisdiction within its province, to the extent provided in provincial law, to- |
| a) | investigate and consider applications for, and issue- |
| i) | provincial licences in respect of casinos, racing, gambling or wagering, other than for an activity or purpose for which a national licence is required in terms of this Act; and |
| ii) | subject to Part B of this Chapter, national licences for any activity or purpose for which a national licence is required or optional in terms of this Act, other than a licence contemplated in section 38(2A)(a); |
| b) | conduct inspections to ensure compliance with- |
| i) | this Act; |
| ii) | applicable provincial law; and |
| iii) | the conditions of- |
| aa) | national licences issued by it, subject to sections 33 and 34; or |
| bb) | provincial licences issued by it; |
| c) | impose on licensees administrative sanctions in accordance with this Act or applicable provincial law; and |
| d) | issue offence notices in respect of offences in terms of this Act or applicable provincial law. |
| 2) | Each provincial licensing authority has jurisdiction within its province to the extent provided in provincial law to - |
| a) | monitor the functions of each gambling machine that is required to be connected to the national central electronic monitoring system in terms of section 27; and |
| b) | ensure compliance with, conduct investigations and issue offence notices under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act to the extent required by that law, in so far as it applies to the gambling industry, other than interactive gambling. |