Part XIV Interpretation

Chapter III Other interpretation provisions

E1233F1 Betting workers

1

In this Act “betting worker” means an employee who under his contract of employment is or may be required to do betting work.

2

In this Act “betting work” means—

a

work which consists of or includes dealing with betting transactions at a track in England or Wales and which is carried out for a person who holds a general betting operating licence, a pool betting operating licence or a horse-race pool betting operating licence, and

b

work on premises in respect of which a betting premises licence has effect at a time when the premises are used for betting transactions.

3

In subsection (2) “betting transactions” includes the collection or payment of winnings.

4

Expressions used in this section and in the Gambling Act 2005 have the same meaning in this section as in that Act.

5

In this Act—

  • “notice period”, in relation to an opted-out betting worker, has the meaning given by section 41(3),

  • “opted-out”, in relation to a betting worker, shall be construed in accordance with section 41(1) and (2),

  • “opting-in notice”, in relation to a betting worker, has the meaning given by section 36(6),

  • “opting-out notice”, in relation to a betting worker, has the meaning given by section 40(2), and

  • “protected”, in relation to a betting worker, shall be construed in accordance with section 36(1) to (5).