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Minor and Consequential Amendments Part 1 Minor Amendments



The licensing objectives

Establishment of the Commission

Provision of facilities for gambling

Meaning of "child" and "young person"

Nature of licence

Nature of personal licence

The Gambling Appeals Tribunal

Nature of licence

Exception to offence of using premises for gambling

Gaming machine

Promoting a lottery

Members' club

Meaning of "prize gaming"

Interpretation

Enforcement officers

Meaning of "advertising"

Repeal of provisions preventing enforcement

Prize competitions

Betting: Prize Competitions: Definition of Payment to Enter

Lotteries: Definition of Payment to Enter

Amendment of National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39)

The Gambling Commission

Transfer from Gaming Board to Gambling Commission: Supplementary Provision

Exchange of Information: Persons and Bodies

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Relevant Offences

Part 2

Gambling Appeals Tribunal

Applications for Casino Premises Licences

Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine Permits

Exempt Lotteries

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Club Gaming Permits and Club Machine Permits

Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits

Prize Gaming Permits

Private Gaming and Betting

Part 2

Minor and Consequential Amendments

Part 2

Repeals

Transitional

Part 2



Gambling Act 2005
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SCHEDULE 16
 
Section 356
 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
 PART 1
 MINOR AMENDMENTS
 Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (c. 47)
 
1    In section 44 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (refreshment houses)-
 
 
    (a) omit ", or knowingly suffer any unlawful games or any gaming whatsoever therein,", and
 
    (b) in the heading, omit ", or gaming".
 Libraries Offences Act 1898 (c. 53)
 
2    Section 2(3) of the Libraries Offences Act 1898 (offence of annoying library users) shall cease to have effect.
 
 Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
 
3    (1) The Gaming Act 1968 shall be amended as follows.
 
     (2) For section 6(2) (premises licensed for the sale of alcohol) substitute-
 
 
    "(2) This section applies to any premises in England and Wales-
 
 
    (a) in respect of which a premises licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) has effect,
 
    (b) which contain a bar at which alcohol is served for consumption on the premises (without a requirement that alcohol is served only with food), and
 
    (c) at a time when alcohol may be supplied in reliance on the premises licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003."
     (3) In section 12(3)-
 
 
    (a) in paragraph (a) the words from "and at that time" to the end of the paragraph shall cease to have effect,
 
    (b) in paragraph (b) the words from "and at that time" to the end of the paragraph shall cease to have effect, and
 
    (c) in paragraph (c) the words from "and at that time" to the end of the paragraph shall cease to have effect.
     (4) For section 20(5) substitute-
 
 
    "(5) Section 12(3) shall not apply in relation to any club to which this section applies."
 
     (5) In section 31-
 
 
    (a) in subsection (2)(c) for "ten" substitute "twenty",
 
    (b) for subsection (3E) substitute-
 
    "(3E) The initial amount must not exceed the higher of-
 
 
    (a) the highest coin value, or
 
    (b) the charge for playing a game once by means of the machine.", and
 
    (c) in subsection (3G) for "the highest coin value" substitute"the higher of-
 
    (a) the highest coin value, or
 
    (b) the charge for playing a game once by means of the machine."
     (6) In section 51(3) after "regulations" insert "or an order".
 
     (7) In paragraph 10A(1) of Schedule 9, leave out "sub-paragraph (a) or".
 
     (8) After paragraph 10A of Schedule 9 insert-
 
 
"10AA    A permit in respect of premises to which sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1 of this Schedule applies shall be subject to the conditions that a machine must-
 
 
    (a) be located on premises which contain a bar at which alcohol is served for consumption on the premises (without a requirement that alcohol is served only with food), and
 
    (b) be made available for use only at a time when alcohol may be supplied in reliance on the premises licence under Part 3 of the Licensing Act 2003."
 Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)
 
4    Section 8B(2)(c) of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (report by Secretary of State on access to betting offices) shall cease to have effect.
 
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