N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69-1.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 13:69-1.3 - Construction and amendments

(a) The Division's rules shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted principles of statutory construction, including those set forth in 1:1-1, et seq.

(b) The Division's rules shall be liberally construed to permit the Commission and the Division to effectively carry out their respective statutory functions and to secure a just and expeditious determination of issues properly presented to the Commission or the Division.

(c) Nothing contained in the Division's rules shall be so construed as to conflict with any provision of the New Jersey Casino Control Act or any other applicable statute.

(d) In special cases and for good cause shown, the Commission or Division may relax or permit deviations from the Division's rules.

(e) The Division's rules may be amended by the Division from time to time in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 52:14B-1 et seq.

(f) Whenever any provision of the Division's rules requires that an act or event occur on a specified day or date, and such day or date falls upon a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, such provision shall be construed to refer to the next business day immediately following such day or date.

(g) Pursuant to 5:12-69(e), the Division may authorize the temporary adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule concerning the conduct of gaming or simulcast wagering, the use or design of gaming or simulcast wagering equipment or the internal procedures and administrative and accounting controls required by 5:12-99 for a period not to exceed 270 days, for the purpose of determining whether such rules should be adopted on a permanent basis. Any interested person may file a petition for temporary rulemaking with the Division in accordance with 13:69-3.6.

1. The Division shall file notice of any temporary rulemaking with the Office of Administrative Law for publication in the New Jersey Register at least seven days prior to initiation of the experiment, and shall prominently post such notice in each casino participating in the experiment.

2. The Division shall post the text of any temporary rule in each casino participating in the experiment and shall make copies of such text available upon request to the Division.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69-1.3