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Gambling Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 19

CONTENTS

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  1. Part 1

    Interpretation of Key Concepts

    1. Principal concepts

      1. 1. The licensing objectives

      2. 2. Licensing authorities

      3. 3. Gambling

      4. 4. Remote gambling

      5. 5. Facilities for gambling

    2. Gaming

      1. 6. Gaming & game of chance

      2. 7. Casino

      3. 8. Equal chance gaming

    3. Betting

      1. 9. Betting: general

      2. 10. Spread bets, &c.

      3. 11. Betting: prize competitions

      4. 12. Pool betting

      5. 13. Betting intermediary

    4. Lottery

      1. 14. Lottery

      2. 15. National Lottery

    5. Cross-category activities

      1. 16. Betting and gaming

      2. 17. Lotteries and gaming

      3. 18. Lotteries and betting

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 19. Non-commercial society

  2. Part 2

    The Gambling Commission

    1. 20. Establishment of the Commission

    2. 21. Gaming Board: transfer to Commission

    3. 22. Duty to promote the licensing objectives

    4. 23. Statement of principles for licensing and regulation

    5. 24. Codes of practice

    6. 25. Guidance to local authorities

    7. 26. Duty to advise Secretary of State

    8. 27. Compliance

    9. 28. Investigation and prosecution of offences

    10. 29. Licensing authority information

    11. 30. Other exchange of information

    12. 31. Consultation with National Lottery Commission

    13. 32. Consultation with Commissioners of Customs and Excise

  3. Part 3

    General offences

    1. Provision of facilities for gambling

      1. 33. Provision of facilities for gambling

      2. 34. Exception: lotteries

      3. 35. Exception: gaming machines

      4. 36. Territorial application

    2. Use of premises

      1. 37. Use of premises

      2. 38. Power to amend section 37

      3. 39. Exception: occasional use notice

      4. 40. Exception: football pools

    3. Miscellaneous offences

      1. 41. Gambling software

      2. 42. Cheating

      3. 43. Chain-gift schemes

      4. 44. Provision of unlawful facilities abroad

  4. Part 4

    Protection of children and young persons

    1. Interpretation

      1. 45. Meaning of “child” and “young person”

    2. Principal offences

      1. 46. Invitation to gamble

      2. 47. Invitation to enter premises

      3. 48. Gambling

      4. 49. Entering premises

      5. 50. Provision of facilities for gambling

    3. Employment offences

      1. 51. Employment to provide facilities for gambling

      2. 52. Employment for lottery or football pools

      3. 53. Employment on bingo and club premises

      4. 54. Employment on premises with gaming machines

      5. 55. Employment in casino, &c.

    4. Miscellaneous offences

      1. 56. Invitation to participate in lottery

      2. 57. Invitation to participate in football pools

      3. 58. Return of stake

      4. 59. Age limit for Category D gaming machines

    5. General

      1. 60. Temporary use notice

      2. 61. Employment

      3. 62. Penalty

      4. 63. Reasonable belief about person’s age

      5. 64. Use of children in enforcement operations

  5. Part 5

    Operating Licences

    1. Introductory

      1. 65. Nature of licence

      2. 66. Form of licence

      3. 67. Remote gambling

      4. 68. Combined licence

    2. Issue

      1. 69. Application

      2. 70. Consideration of application: general principles

      3. 71. Consideration of application: criminal record

      4. 72. Consideration of application: demand

      5. 73. Procedure

      6. 74. Determination of application

    3. Conditions

      1. 75. General conditions imposed by Commission

      2. 76. General conditions: procedure

      3. 77. Individual condition imposed by Commission

      4. 78. Condition imposed by Secretary of State

      5. 79. Scope of powers to attach conditions

      6. 80. Requirement for personal licence

      7. 81. Credit and inducements

      8. 82. Compliance with code of practice

      9. 83. Return of stakes to children

      10. 84. Premises

      11. 85. Equipment

      12. 86. Gaming machines

      13. 87. Membership

      14. 88. Information

    4. Rules for particular kinds of licence

      1. 89. Remote operating licence

      2. 90. Casino operating licence

      3. 91. Bingo operating licence

      4. 92. General betting operating licence

      5. 93. Pool betting operating licence

      6. 94. Horse-race pool betting operating licence

      7. 95. Betting on the National Lottery

      8. 96. Gaming machine technical operating licence: standards

      9. 97. Gambling software operating licence: standards

      10. 98. Lottery operating licences

      11. 99. Mandatory conditions of lottery operating licence

    5. Maintenance

      1. 100. Annual fee

      2. 101. Change of circumstance

      3. 102. Change of corporate control

      4. 103. Section 102: supplemental

      5. 104. Application to vary licence

      6. 105. Amendment

      7. 106. Register of operating licences

      8. 107. Copy of licence

      9. 108. Production of licence

      10. 109. Conviction

    6. Duration

      1. 110. Indefinite duration

      2. 111. Power to limit duration

      3. 112. Renewal of licence

      4. 113. Surrender

      5. 114. Lapse

      6. 115. Forfeiture

    7. Regulation

      1. 116. Review

      2. 117. Regulatory powers

      3. 118. Suspension

      4. 119. Revocation

      5. 120. Conditions for suspension or revocation

      6. 121. Financial penalty

      7. 122. Information

    8. General

      1. 123. Levy

      2. 124. Directions and requirements

      3. 125. Relevant offence: disapplication of rehabilitation

      4. 126. Interpretation

  6. Part 6

    Personal Licences

    1. 127. Nature of personal licence

    2. 128. Application of provisions of Part 5

    3. 129. Exemption for small-scale operators

    4. 130. Application

    5. 131. Duration

    6. 132. Fees

    7. 133. Multiple licences

    8. 134. Production of licence

    9. 135. Review

    10. 136. Disqualification

    11. 137. Notification of operating licensee

    12. 138. Conviction

    13. 139. Breach of personal licence condition

  7. Part 7

    Operating and Personal Licences: Appeals

    1. 140. The Gambling Appeals Tribunal

    2. 141. Appeal to Tribunal

    3. 142. Timing

    4. 143. Appeal from Tribunal

    5. 144. Powers of Tribunal

    6. 145. Stay pending appeal

    7. 146. Rules

    8. 147. Fees

    9. 148. Legal assistance

    10. 149. Enforcement of costs orders

  8. Part 8

    Premises Licences

    1. The licence

      1. 150. Nature of licence

      2. 151. Form of licence

      3. 152. Combined licence, &c.

    2. Licensing authorities' functions

      1. 153. Principles to be applied

      2. 154. Delegation of licensing authority functions: England and Wales

      3. 155. Delegation of functions under Part 8: Scotland

      4. 156. Register

    3. Other relevant persons

      1. 157. Responsible authorities

      2. 158. Interested party

    4. Application for licence

      1. 159. Making of application

      2. 160. Notice of application

      3. 161. Representations

    5. Determination of application

      1. 162. Requirement for hearing

      2. 163. Determination of application

      3. 164. Grant of application

      4. 165. Rejection of application

      5. 166. Resolution not to issue casino licences

    6. Conditions

      1. 167. Mandatory conditions

      2. 168. Default conditions

      3. 169. Conditions imposed or excluded by licensing authority

      4. 170. Membership

      5. 171. Stakes, &c.

    7. Specific cases

      1. 172. Gaming machines

      2. 173. Virtual gaming

      3. 174. Casino premises licence

      4. 175. Casino premises licence: overall limits

      5. 176. Casino premises licence: access by children

      6. 177. Credit

      7. 178. Door supervision

      8. 179. Pool betting on track

      9. 180. Pool betting on dog races

      10. 181. Betting machines

      11. 182. Exclusion of children from track areas

      12. 183. Christmas Day

    8. Maintenance

      1. 184. Annual fee

      2. 185. Availability of licence

      3. 186. Change of circumstance

      4. 187. Application to vary licence

      5. 188. Transfer

      6. 189. Transfer: supplemental

      7. 190. Copy of licence

    9. Duration

      1. 191. Initial duration

      2. 192. Surrender

      3. 193. Revocation for failure to pay fee

      4. 194. Lapse

      5. 195. Reinstatement

      6. 196. Reinstatement: supplemental

    10. Review

      1. 197. Application for review

      2. 198. Rejection of application

      3. 199. Grant of application

      4. 200. Initiation of review by licensing authority

      5. 201. Review

      6. 202. Action following review

      7. 203. Determination

    11. Provisional statement

      1. 204. Application

      2. 205. Effect

    12. Appeals

      1. 206. Rights of appeal

      2. 207. Process

      3. 208. Stay pending appeal

      4. 209. Further appeal

    13. General

      1. 210. Planning permission

      2. 211. Vehicles and vessels

      3. 212. Fees

      4. 213. Interpretation

  9. Part 9

    Temporary Use of Premises

    1. Temporary use notice

      1. 214. Exception to offence of using premises for gambling

      2. 215. Nature of notice

      3. 216. Form of notice

      4. 217. Effect of notice

      5. 218. Maximum permitted period

    2. Procedure

      1. 219. Giving notice

      2. 220. Acknowledgment of notice

      3. 221. Objections

      4. 222. Hearing of objections

      5. 223. Modification by agreement

      6. 224. Counter-notice

      7. 225. Dismissal of objection

      8. 226. Appeal

      9. 227. Endorsement of notice

      10. 228. Consideration by licensing authority: timing

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 229. Availability of notice

      2. 230. Withdrawal of notice

      3. 231. Vehicles and vessels

      4. 232. Delegation of licensing authority functions: England and Wales

      5. 233. Delegation of functions under Part 9: Scotland

      6. 234. Register

  10. Part 10

    Gaming Machines

    1. Definitions

      1. 235. Gaming machine

      2. 236. Gaming machines: Categories A to D

      3. 237. Adult gaming centre

      4. 238. Family entertainment centre

      5. 239. Prize

    2. Regulations

      1. 240. Use of machine

      2. 241. Supply, &c.

    3. Offences

      1. 242. Making machine available for use

      2. 243. Manufacture, supply, &c.

      3. 244. Linked machines

      4. 245. Credit

      5. 246. Penalty

    4. Exceptions

      1. 247. Family entertainment centre gaming machine permit

      2. 248. No prize

      3. 249. Limited prize

      4. 250. Single-machine supply and maintenance permits

    5. General

      1. 251. Territorial application

  11. Part 11

    Lotteries

    1. Interpretation

      1. 252. Promoting a lottery

      2. 253. Lottery ticket

      3. 254. Proceeds and profits

      4. 255. Draw

      5. 256. Rollover

      6. 257. External lottery manager

    2. Offences

      1. 258. Promotion of lottery

      2. 259. Facilitating a lottery

      3. 260. Misusing profits of lottery

      4. 261. Misusing profits of exempt lottery

      5. 262. Small society lottery: breach of condition

      6. 263. Penalty

    3. Miscellaneous

      1. 264. Exclusion of the National Lottery

    4. General

      1. 265. Territorial application

  12. Part 12

    Clubs, pubs, fairs, &c.

    1. Clubs

      1. 266. Members' club

      2. 267. Commercial club

      3. 268. Miners' welfare institute

      4. 269. Exempt gaming

      5. 270. Section 269: supplementary

      6. 271. Club gaming permit

      7. 272. Section 271: supplementary

      8. 273. Club machine permit

      9. 274. Procedure, &c.

      10. 275. Bingo

      11. 276. Interpretation

    2. Pubs, &c.

      1. 277. Alcohol licence

      2. 278. Application of sections 279 to 284

      3. 279. Exempt gaming

      4. 280. Section 279: supplementary

      5. 281. Bingo

      6. 282. Gaming machines: automatic entitlement

      7. 283. Licensed premises gaming machine permits

      8. 284. Removal of exemption

    3. Clubs, pubs &c: special provision for Scotland

      1. 285. Permits

    4. Fairs

      1. 286. Interpretation: travelling fair

      2. 287. Gaming machines

  13. Part 13

    Prize Gaming

    1. 288. Meaning of “prize gaming”

    2. 289. Prize gaming permits

    3. 290. Gaming and entertainment centres

    4. 291. Bingo halls

    5. 292. Fairs

    6. 293. Conditions for prize gaming

    7. 294. Power to restrict exemptions

  14. Part 14

    Private and Non-Commercial Gaming and Betting

    1. Private gaming and betting

      1. 295. Interpretation

      2. 296. Exceptions to offences