Gambling Act 2005
Gambling Act 2005 (2005 c. 19)
- Gambling Act 2005 (2005 c. 19)
- Part 1 Interpretation of Key Concepts
- Principal concepts
- 1 The licensing objectives
- 2 Licensing authorities
- 3 Gambling
- 4 Remote gambling
- 5 Facilities for gambling
- Gaming
- 6 Gaming & game of chance
- 7 Casino
- 8 Equal chance gaming
- Betting
- 9 Betting: general
- 10 Spread bets, &c.
- 11 Betting: prize competitions
- 12 Pool betting
- 13 Betting intermediary
- Lottery
- 14 Lottery
- 15 National Lottery
- Cross-category activities
- 16 Betting and gaming
- 17 Lotteries and gaming
- 18 Lotteries and betting
- Miscellaneous
- 19 Non-commercial society
- Part 2 The Gambling Commission
- 20 Establishment of the Commission
- 21 Gaming Board: transfer to Commission
- 22 Duty to promote the licensing objectives
- 23 Statement of principles for licensing and regulation
- 24 Codes of practice
- 25 Guidance to local authorities
- 26 Duty to advise Secretary of State
- 27 Compliance
- 28 Investigation and prosecution of offences
- 29 Licensing authority information
- 30 Other exchange of information
- 31 Consultation with National Lottery Commission
- 32 Consultation with Commissioners of Customs and Excise
- Part 3 General offences
- Provision of facilities for gambling
- 33 Provision of facilities for gambling
- 34 Exception: lotteries
- 35 Exception: gaming machines
- 36 Territorial application
- Use of premises
- 37 Use of premises
- 38 Power to amend section 37
- 39 Exception: occasional use notice
- 40 Exception: football pools
- Miscellaneous offences
- 41 Gambling software
- 42 Cheating
- 43 Chain-gift schemes
- 44 Provision of unlawful facilities abroad
- Part 4 Protection of children and young persons
- Interpretation
- 45 Meaning of “child” and “young person”
- Principal offences
- 46 Invitation to gamble
- 47 Invitation to enter premises
- 48 Gambling
- 49 Entering premises
- 50 Provision of facilities for gambling
- Employment offences
- 51 Employment to provide facilities for gambling
- 52 Employment for lottery or football pools
- 53 Employment on bingo and club premises
- 54 Employment on premises with gaming machines
- 55 Employment in casino, &c.
- Miscellaneous offences
- 56 Invitation to participate in lottery
- 57 Invitation to participate in football pools
- 58 Return of stake
- 59 Age limit for Category D gaming machines
- General
- 60 Temporary use notice
- 61 Employment
- 62 Penalty
- 63 Reasonable belief about person's age
- 64 Use of children in enforcement operations
- Part 5 Operating Licences
- Introductory
- 65 Nature of licence
- 66 Form of licence
- 67 Remote gambling
- 68 Combined licence
- Issue
- 69 Application
- 70 Consideration of application: general principles
- 71 Consideration of application: criminal record
- 72 Consideration of application: demand
- 73 Procedure
- 74 Determination of application
- Conditions
- 75 General conditions imposed by Commission
- 76 General conditions: procedure
- 77 Individual condition imposed by Commission
- 78 Condition imposed by Secretary of State
- 79 Scope of powers to attach conditions
- 80 Requirement for personal licence
- 81 Credit and inducements
- 82 Compliance with code of practice
- 83 Return of stakes to children
- 84 Premises
- 85 Equipment
- 86 Gaming machines
- 87 Membership
- 88 Information
- Rules for particular kinds of licence
- 89 Remote operating licence
- 90 Casino operating licence
- 91 Bingo operating licence
- 92 General betting operating licence
- 93 Pool betting operating licence
- 94 Horse-race pool betting operating licence
- 95 Betting on the National Lottery
- 96 Gaming machine technical operating licence: standards
- 97 Gambling software operating licence: standards
- 98 Lottery operating licences
- 99 Mandatory conditions of lottery operating licence
- Maintenance
- 100 Annual fee
- 101 Change of circumstance
- 102 Change of corporate control
- 103 Section 102: supplemental
- 104 Application to vary licence
- 105 Amendment
- 106 Register of operating licences
- 107 Copy of licence
- 108 Production of licence
- 109 Conviction
- Duration
- 110 Indefinite duration
- 111 Power to limit duration
- 112 Renewal of licence
- 113 Surrender
- 114 Lapse
- 115 Forfeiture
- Regulation
- 116 Review
- 117 Regulatory powers
- 118 Suspension
- 118A Reinstatement
- 119 Revocation
- 120 Conditions for suspension or revocation
- 121 Financial penalty
- 122 Information
- General
- 123 Levy
- 124 Directions and requirements
- 125 Relevant offence: disapplication of rehabilitation
- 126 Interpretation
- Part 6 Personal Licences
- 127 Nature of personal licence
- 128 Application of provisions of Part 5
- 129 Exemption for small-scale operators
- 130 Application
- 131 Duration
- 132 Fees
- 133 Multiple licences
- 134 Production of licence
- 135 Review
- 136 Disqualification
- 137 Notification of operating licensee
- 138 Conviction
- 139 Breach of personal licence condition
- Part 7 Operating and Personal Licences: Appeals
- 140 Definition of “the Tribunal”
- 141 Appeal to Tribunal
- 142 Timing
- 143 Appeal from Tribunal
- 144 Powers of Tribunal
- 145 Stay pending appeal
- 146 Tribunal Procedure Rules
- 147 Fees
- 148 Legal assistance
- 149 Enforcement of costs orders
- Part 8 Premises Licences
- The licence
- 150 Nature of licence
- 151 Form of licence
- 152 Combined licence, &c.
- Licensing authorities' functions
- 153 Principles to be applied
- 154 Delegation of licensing authority functions: England and Wales
- 155 Delegation of functions under Part 8: Scotland
- 156 Register
- Other relevant persons
- 157 Responsible authorities
- 158 Interested party
- Application for licence
- 159 Making of application
- 160 Notice of application
- 161 Representations
- Determination of application
- 162 Requirement for hearing
- 163 Determination of application
- 164 Grant of application
- 165 Rejection of application
- 166 Resolution not to issue casino licences
- Conditions
- 167 Mandatory conditions
- 168 Default conditions
- 169 Conditions imposed or excluded by licensing authority
- 170 Membership
- 171 Stakes, &c.
- Specific cases
- 172 Gaming machines
- 173 Virtual gaming
- 174 Casino premises licence
- 175 Casino premises licence: overall limits
- 176 Casino premises licence: access by children
- 177 Credit
- 178 Door supervision
- 179 Pool betting on track
- 180 Pool betting on dog races
- 181 Betting machines
- 182 Exclusion of children from track areas
- 183 Christmas Day
- Maintenance
- 184 Annual fee
- 185 Availability of licence
- 186 Change of circumstance
- 187 Application to vary licence
- 188 Transfer
- 189 Transfer: supplemental
- 190 Copy of licence
- Duration
- 191 Initial duration
- 192 Surrender
- 193 Revocation for failure to pay fee
- 194 Lapse
- 195 Reinstatement
- 196 Reinstatement: supplemental
- Review
- 197 Application for review
- 198 Rejection of application
- 199 Grant of application
- 200 Initiation of review by licensing authority
- 201 Review
- 202 Action following review
- 203 Determination
- Provisional statement
- 204 Application
- 205 Effect
- Appeals
- 206 Rights of appeal
- 207 Process
- 208 Stay pending appeal
- 209 Further appeal
- General
- 210 Planning permission
- 211 Vehicles and vessels
- 212 Fees
- 213 Interpretation
- Part 9 Temporary Use of Premises
- Temporary use notice
- 214 Exception to offence of using premises for gambling
- 215 Nature of notice
- 216 Form of notice
- 217 Effect of notice
- 218 Maximum permitted period
- Procedure
- 219 Giving notice
- 220 Acknowledgment of notice
- 221 Objections
- 222 Hearing of objections
- 223 Modification by agreement
- 224 Counter-notice
- 225 Dismissal of objection
- 226 Appeal
- 227 Endorsement of notice
- 228 Consideration by licensing authority: timing
- Miscellaneous
- 229 Availability of notice
- 230 Withdrawal of notice
- 231 Vehicles and vessels
- 232 Delegation of licensing authority functions: England and Wales
- 233 Delegation of functions under Part 9: Scotland
- 234 Register
- Part 10 Gaming Machines
- Definitions
- 235 Gaming machine
- 236 Gaming machines: Categories A to D
- 237 Adult gaming centre
- 238 Family entertainment centre
- 239 Prize
- Regulations
- 240 Use of machine
- 241 Supply, &c.
- Offences
- 242 Making machine available for use
- 243 Manufacture, supply, &c.
- 244 Linked machines
- 245 Credit
- 246 Penalty
- Exceptions
- 247 Family entertainment centre gaming machine permit
- 248 No prize
- 249 Limited prize
- 250 Single-machine supply and maintenance permits
- General
- 251 Territorial application
- Part 11 Lotteries
- Interpretation
- 252 Promoting a lottery
- 253 Lottery ticket
- 254 Proceeds and profits
- 255 Draw
- 256 Rollover
- 257 External lottery manager
- Offences
- 258 Promotion of lottery
- 259 Facilitating a lottery
- 260 Misusing profits of lottery
- 261 Misusing profits of exempt lottery
- 262 Small society lottery: breach of condition
- 263 Penalty
- Miscellaneous
- 264 Exclusion of the National Lottery
- General
- 265 Territorial application
- Part 12 Clubs, pubs, fairs, &c.
- Clubs
- 266 Members' club
- 267 Commercial club
- 268 Miners' welfare institute
- 269 Exempt gaming
- 270 Section 269: supplementary
- 271 Club gaming permit
- 272 Section 271: supplementary
- 273 Club machine permit
- 274 Procedure, &c.
- 275 Bingo
- 276 Interpretation
- Pubs, &c.
- 277 Alcohol licence
- 278 Application of sections 279 to 284
- 279 Exempt gaming
- 280 Section 279: supplementary
- 281 Bingo
- 282 Gaming machines: automatic entitlement
- 283 Licensed premises gaming machine permits
- 284 Removal of exemption
- Clubs, pubs &c: special provision for Scotland
- 285 Permits
- Fairs
- 286 Interpretation: travelling fair
- 287 Gaming machines
- Part 13 Prize Gaming
- 288 Meaning of “prize gaming”
- 289 Prize gaming permits
- 290 Gaming and entertainment centres
- 291 Bingo halls
- 292 Fairs
- 293 Conditions for prize gaming
- 294 Power to restrict exemptions
- Part 14 Private and Non-Commercial Gaming and Betting
- Private gaming and betting
- 295 Interpretation
- 296 Exceptions to offences
- Non-commercial gaming and betting
- 297 Interpretation
- 298 Exceptions to offences
- 299 Conditions for non-commercial prize gaming
- 300 Conditions for non-commercial equal-chance gaming
- 301 Misusing profits of non-commercial prize gaming
- 302 Non-commercial betting
- Part 15 Inspection
- Inspectors
- 303 Enforcement officers
- 304 Authorised persons
- Kinds of inspection
- 305 Compliance
- 306 Suspected offence
- 307 Inspection of gambling
- 308 Operating licence holders
- 309 Family entertainment centres
- 310 Premises licensed for alcohol
- 311 Prize gaming permit
- 312 Clubs
- 313 Licensed premises
- 314 Lotteries: registered societies
- 315 Temporary use notice
- 316 Authorisations: production on demand
- Powers and procedure
- 317 Powers
- 318 Dwellings
- 319 Records
- 320 Timing
- 321 Evidence of authorisation
- 322 Information
- 323 Use of force
- 324 Person accompanying inspector, &c.
- 325 Securing premises after entry
- 326 Obstruction
- Part 16 Advertising
- 327 Meaning of “advertising”
- 328 Regulations
- 329 Broadcasting
- 330 Unlawful gambling
- 331 Foreign gambling
- 332 Territorial application: non-remote advertising
- 333 Territorial application: remote advertising
- Part 17 Legality and Enforceability of Gambling Contracts
- 334 Repeal of provisions preventing enforcement
- 335 Enforceability of gambling contracts
- 336 Power of Gambling Commission to void bet
- 337 Section 336: supplementary
- 338 Interim moratorium
- Part 18 Miscellaneous and General
- Miscellaneous
- 339 Prize competitions
- 340 Foreign betting
- 341 Offence committed by body
- 342 False information
- 343 Value of prize
- 344 Participation fees
- 345 Forfeiture
- 346 Prosecution by licensing authority
- 347 Prosecution: time limit
- 348 Excluded premises
- 349 Three-year licensing policy
- 350 Exchange of information
- 351 Power to amend Schedule 6
- 352 Data protection
- 352A Wrongful disclosure
- General
- 353 Interpretation
- 354 Crown application
- 355 Regulations, orders and rules
- 356 Amendments and repeals
- 357 Money
- 358 Commencement
- 359 Vessels: territorial limitations
- 360 Aircraft: territorial limitations
- 361 Extent
- 362 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Betting: Prize Competitions: Definition of Payment to Enter
- Introduction
- Meaning of payment
- Stamps, telephone calls, &c.
- Payment to discover whether prize won
- Payment to claim prize
- Choice of free entry
- Power to make regulations
- SCHEDULE 2 Lotteries: Definition of Payment to Enter
- Introduction
- Meaning of payment
- Stamps, telephone calls, &c.
- Payment to discover whether prize won
- Payment to claim prize
- Choice of free entry
- Power to make regulations
- SCHEDULE 3 Amendment of National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39)
- Annual levy
- Consultation with Gambling Commission
- Definition of “lottery”
- SCHEDULE 4 The Gambling Commission
- Constitution
- Tenure
- Staff
- Proceedings
- Money
- Annual report
- Status
- Consent
- SCHEDULE 5 Transfer from Gaming Board to Gambling Commission: Supplementary Provision
- SCHEDULE 6 Exchange of Information: Persons and Bodies
- Part 1 Persons and Bodies with Functions under this Act
- Part 2 Enforcement and Regulatory Bodies
- Part 3 Sport Governing Bodies
- Part 4 Notes
- SCHEDULE 7 Relevant Offences
- Part 1 The Offences
- Gambling offences
- Theft, &c.
- Miscellaneous
- Part 2 Power to Amend Part 1
- SCHEDULE 8 Gambling Appeals Tribunal
- President, deputy and members
- Tenure
- Staff
- Money
- Sittings
- Procedure
- Council on Tribunals
- Disqualification, &c.
- SCHEDULE 9 Applications for Casino Premises Licences
- Introduction
- Competition for licences
- Two-stage consideration
- Provisional statements
- SCHEDULE 10 Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine Permits
- Interpretation
- Making of application
- Consideration of application
- Determination of application
- Form of permit
- Duration
- Renewal
- Maintenance
- Appeal
- Register
- Vehicles and vessels
- SCHEDULE 11 Exempt Lotteries
- Part 1 Incidental ... Lotteries
- The exemption
- Deductions from proceeds
- Purpose of lottery
- No rollover
- Connection between lottery and event
- Interpretation: “prescribed”
- Part 2 Private Lotteries
- The exemption
- Private society lottery
- Work lottery
- Residents' lottery
- Purpose of lottery
- Advertising
- Lottery tickets
- Price
- No rollover
- Part 3 Customer lottery
- The exemption
- No profits
- Advertising
- Lottery tickets
- Price
- Maximum prize
- No rollover
- Frequency
- Part 4 Small Society Lotteries
- The exemption
- Purpose of lottery
- Minimum distribution for fund-raising purpose
- Maximum prize
- Rollover
- Tickets
- Price
- Registration
- Filing of records
- Part 5 Registration With Local Authority
- Local authority
- Application
- Registration
- Gambling Commission
- Refusal of registration
- Revocation
- Appeal
- Cancellation
- Annual fee
- Retention of records
- Interpretation: “prescribed”
- Part 6 Powers to Impose Additional Restrictions, &c.
- Distributing lottery tickets by post
- Rollover
- Other additional provision
- Variation of monetary limits and percentages
- Part 7 General
- Interpretation: advertisement
- Interpretation: business
- Vessels
- SCHEDULE 12 Club Gaming Permits and Club Machine Permits
- Application
- Consideration of application
- Fast-track procedure for holder of club premises certificate
- Form of permit
- Maintenance
- Duration
- Cancellation and forfeiture
- Renewal
- Appeal
- Register
- Exercise of functions by licensing authority: general
- Vehicles and vessels
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 13 Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits
- Making of application
- Form of permit
- Maintenance
- Variation
- Cancellation and forfeiture
- Transfer of permit
- Appeal
- Register
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 14 Prize Gaming Permits
- Interpretation
- Making of application
- Consideration of application
- Determination of application
- Form of permit
- Duration
- Renewal
- Maintenance
- Appeal
- Register
- Vehicles and vessels
- SCHEDULE 15 Private Gaming and Betting
- Part 1 Gaming
- Introduction
- No charge for participation
- Equal chance gaming
- Privacy
- Part 2 Betting
- Introduction
- Domestic betting
- Workers' betting
- SCHEDULE 16 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- Part 1 Minor Amendments
- Metropolitan Police Act 1839 (c. 47)
- Libraries Offences Act 1898 (c. 53)
- Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
- Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (c. 44)
- Part 2 Consequential Amendments
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
- Race Relations Act 1976 (c. 74)
- London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
- Police Act 1997 (c. 50)
- Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11)
- ...
- Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12)
- Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
- Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)
- Note
- SCHEDULE 17 Repeals
- SCHEDULE 18 Transitional
- Part 1 Transitional Continuation of Old Licences, &c.
- Introduction
- Transitional continuation of licences, &c.
- Transitional protection for casinos below minimum licensable size
- References to procedures under this Act
- Part 2 Advance and Interim Applications, and Conversion
- Advance applications
- Interim applications
- Conversion of existing licences, &c.
- Orders: general
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