Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/part/3/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true
Timestamp: 2019-03-20 18:43:16
Document Index: 198956906

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 8', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art 8', 'art 8', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Part 3 E+W+S+N.I.General offences
Provision of facilities for gamblingE+W+S
33Provision of facilities for gamblingE+W+S
(1)A person commits an offence if he provides facilities for gambling unless—
[F1(3A)Section 36(3A) limits the application of this section in cases involving the use in Great Britain of certain facilities for remote gambling.]
F1S. 33(3A) inserted (1.11.2014 for specified purposes) by Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (c. 17), ss. 1(1), 6(5); S.I. 2014/2444, art. 2(a) (as amended (29.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/2646, art. 2)
C1S. 33 modified by SI 2006/3272 art. 8(1)(2) (as inserted (16.8.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2169), arts. 1(1), 5)
C2S. 33 modified (temp.) (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (Horserace Totalisator Board) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2102), arts. 1, 3
I1S. 33 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
34Exception: lotteriesE+W+S
Section 33 shall not apply to the provision of facilities for a lottery.
I2S. 34 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
35Exception: gaming machinesE+W+S
Section 33 shall not apply to making a gaming machine available for use.
I3S. 35 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
36Territorial applicationE+W+S
(1)For the purposes of section 33 it is immaterial whether facilities are provided—
[F2(3)Section 33 applies to the provision of facilities for remote gambling only if at least one piece of remote gambling equipment used in the provision of the facilities is situated in Great Britain (but whether or not the facilities are provided for use wholly or partly in the United Kingdom).]
[F2(3)Section 33 applies to the provision of facilities for remote gambling only if—
(a)at least one piece of remote gambling equipment used in the provision of the facilities is situated in Great Britain, or
(b)no such equipment is situated in Great Britain but the facilities are used there.
(3A)In a case within subsection (3)(b), the person providing the facilities commits an offence under section 33 only if the person knows or should know that the facilities are being used, or are likely to be used, in Great Britain.]
(a)to store information relating to a person's participation in the gambling,
F2S. 36(3)(3A) substituted for s. 36(3) (1.11.2014 for specified purposes) by Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (c. 17), ss. 1(2), 6(5); S.I. 2014/2444, art. 2(a) (as amended (29.9.2014) by S.I. 2014/2646, art. 2)
I4S. 36 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
Use of premisesE+W+S
37Use of premisesE+W+S
(1)A person commits an offence if he uses premises, or causes or permits premises to be used, to—
I5S. 37 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
38Power to amend section 37E+W+S
(1)The Secretary of State may by order amend section 37(1) so as to—
(a)a kind of gambling, or
(b)the provision of facilities for a kind of gambling.
(3)In particular, an order under subsection (1) may have the effect of applying section 37(1) to betting of the kind referred to in section 10(1) (subject to any specified exceptions).
(4)An order under subsection (1) may, in particular, make consequential amendment of—
(a)section 150;
(b)another provision of Part 8;
(c)any provision of this Act, or of another enactment, that relates to Part 8.
I6S. 38 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
39Exception: occasional use noticeE+W+S
(1)A person who accepts bets on a track, or who causes or permits premises to be used for the acceptance of bets, does not commit an offence under section 37 if—
(a)a notice has been given under this section in respect of the track, and
(b)the activity is carried on in accordance with the notice.
(2)A notice under this section (an “occasional use notice”) in respect of a track may be given only by a person who is—
(a)responsible for the administration of events on the track, or
(b)an occupier of the track.
(3)An occasional use notice must—
(a)be given in writing to the licensing authority for any area in which the track is wholly or partly situated, and
(b)be copied to either—
(i)in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for any area in which the track is wholly or partly situated, or
(ii)in Scotland, the chief constable of the police force maintained for the police area comprising that area.
(4)An occasional use notice must specify a day on which it has effect.
(5)An occasional use notice may not be given in respect of a track for a day in a calendar year if eight occasional use notices have been given in respect of that track for days in that year.
(a)“chief officer of police” has the meaning given by section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16), and
(b)a reference to a chief officer's area is a reference to the area in respect of which he has responsibility under that Act.
(7)The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (5) so as to substitute a different maximum number of occasional use notices for a calendar year.
(8)An order under subsection (7) increasing the maximum number of occasional use notices for a calendar year may also make provision prohibiting the giving of a temporary use notice in a calendar year in respect of premises if a specified number of occasional use notices have been given in respect of the premises in that year.
I7S. 39 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
40Exception: football poolsE+W+S
(1)A person does not commit an offence under section 37 if he uses premises to do anything in accordance with an authorisation under section 93(3).
(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations disapplying subsection (1) to specified classes of premises.
I8S. 40 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
Miscellaneous offencesE+W+S+N.I.
41Gambling softwareE+W+S
(1)A person commits an offence if in the course of a business he manufactures, supplies, installs or adapts gambling software unless he acts in accordance with an operating licence.
(2)In this Act “gambling software”—
(a)means computer software for use in connection with remote gambling, but
(b)does not include anything for use solely in connection with a gaming machine.
(3)A person does not supply or install gambling software for the purposes of subsection (1) by reason only of the facts that—
(a)he makes facilities for remote communication or non-remote communication available to another person, and
(b)the facilities are used by the other person to supply or install gambling software.
I9S. 41 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
42CheatingE+W+S
(a)cheats at gambling, or
(b)does anything for the purpose of enabling or assisting another person to cheat at gambling.
(2)For the purposes of subsection (1) it is immaterial whether a person who cheats—
(a)improves his chances of winning anything, or
(b)wins anything.
(b)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to both.
(6)Section 17 of the Gaming Act 1845 (c. 109) (winning by cheating) shall cease to have effect.
I10S. 42 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
43Chain-gift schemesE+W+S+N.I.
(a)invites another to join a chain-gift scheme, or
(b)knowingly participates in the promotion, administration or management of a chain-gift scheme.
(2)An arrangement is a “chain-gift” scheme if—
(a)in order to participate in the arrangement a person must make a payment to one or more other participants (a “joining fee”), and
(b)each person who participates in the arrangement—
(i)is required or invited to invite others to participate, and
(ii)is encouraged to believe that he will receive the joining fees, or part of the joining fees, of other participants, to an amount in excess of the joining fee paid by him.
(a)“payment” means a payment of money or money's worth, but does not include the provision of goods or services, and
(b)it is immaterial whether a payment is made directly or through a person responsible for managing or administering the scheme.
(a)imprisonment for a period not exceeding 51 weeks,
(5)In the application of subsection (4) to Scotland or Northern Ireland the reference to 51 weeks shall have effect as a reference to six months.
I11S. 43 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)
44Provision of unlawful facilities abroadE+W+S
(1)A person commits an offence if he does anything in Great Britain, or uses remote gambling equipment situated in Great Britain, for the purpose of inviting or enabling a person in a prohibited territory to participate in remote gambling.
I12S. 44 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)