Part 12Clubs, pubs, fairs, &c.

Fairs

I1286Interpretation: travelling fair

For the purposes of this Act—

a

fair” means a fair consisting wholly or principally of the provision of amusements, and

b

a fair held on a day in a calendar year is a travelling fair” if provided—

i

wholly or principally by persons who travel from place to place for the purpose of providing fairs, and

ii

at a place no part of which has been used for the provision of a fair on more than 27 days in that calendar year.

I2287Gaming machines

A person does not commit an offence under section 37 or 242 if—

a

he makes one or more Category D gaming machines available for use at a travelling fair, and

b

facilities for gambling (whether by way of gaming machine or otherwise) amount together to no more than an ancillary amusement at the fair.