THE PUBLIC GAMBLING (REPEAL) ACT, 1985  
(II of 1985) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2. Repeal of Act III of 1867 
TEXT 
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THE PUBLIC GAMBLING (REPEAL) ACT, 1985  
(II of 1985) 
[7th November, 1985] 
An 
Act 
to repeal the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (Act III of 1867). 
Preamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Public Gambling Act, 1867 (III of 
1867); 
 It is hereby enacted as follows:– 
1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Act shall be called t he Public 
Gambling (Repeal) Act, 1985. 
 (2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Repeal of Act III of 1867 .– The Public Gambling Act, 1867 (III of 1867) is 
hereby repealed. 
 
 
                                                 
1This Act w as passed by the Punjab Assembly on 24th October 1985; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 7th 
November, 1985; and, w as published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 7th November, 1985, Pages 5228 -A to 
5228-B.