Section 42 — Presumptions in respect of unlawful gambling

(1)An individual who is found at a particular time —

(a)in an unlawful gambling place; or

(b)escaping from an unlawful gambling place, before, upon or after the entry to the place by a police officer or an authorised officer as authorised to do so under this Act, is to be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be or to have been gambling in that unlawful gambling place.

(2)Subject to section 43(3), an individual who is found in possession of a lottery ticket is to be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be participating in a lottery.

(3)Where a gambling article is found in any premises, on the occasion that a police officer or an authorised officer enters the place as authorised to do so under this Act, gambling is to be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to be taking place then or to have taken place in those premises.