Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1940

Amendment of section 12 of the Public Hospitals Act, 1933.

5.Section 12 of the Public Hospitals Act, 1933 (No. 18 of 1933), shall be construed and have effect in relation to every sweepstake held under the said Act after the passing of this Act as if—

(a) the following words were added to paragraph (a) of sub-section (2) of the said section at the end of that paragraph, that is to say, “or such lesser percentage of such moneys as the Minister for Justice may, when sanctioning the scheme for such sweepstake, determine”, and

(b) the following words were deleted from paragraph (b) of sub-section (2) of the said section, that is to say, “and shall not exceed seven per cent. of the said moneys received from the sale of tickets in such sweepstake”.