- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(1)A person commits an offence if he invites, causes or permits a child to participate in a lottery other than—
(a)an incidental non-commercial lottery that is exempt for the purposes of section 258 by virtue of Part 1 of Schedule 11,
(b)a private lottery (whether a private society lottery, a work lottery or a residents' lottery) that is exempt for the purposes of section 258 by virtue of Part 2 of Schedule 11, or
(c)a lottery which forms part of the National Lottery.
(2)Subsections (3) to (6) of section 46 shall have effect in relation to subsection (1) of this section as they have effect in relation to subsection (1) of that section; and for that purpose—
(a)references to a child or young person shall be treated as references only to a child, and
(b)references to gambling shall be treated as references to participation in a lottery.
(1)A person commits an offence if he invites, causes or permits a child to participate in football pools.
(2)Subsections (3) to (6) of section 46 shall have effect in relation to subsection (1) of this section as they have effect in relation to subsection (1) of that section; and for that purpose—
(a)references to a child or young person shall be treated as references only to a child, and
(b)references to gambling shall be treated as references to participation in football pools.
A person commits an offence if without reasonable excuse he fails to comply with a condition attached to an operating licence by virtue of section 83.
(1)The Secretary of State may by order create an offence of inviting, causing or permitting a child or young person below a specified age to use a Category D gaming machine.
(2)An order under subsection (1) may, in particular—
(a)apply (with modifications) or include provision similar to section 46(3) to (6);
(b)make consequential amendments of this Act.
(3)Before making an order under subsection (1) the Secretary of State shall consult—
(a)the Commission,
(b)one or more persons who appear to the Secretary of State to represent the interests of persons carrying on gambling businesses, and
(c)one or more persons who appear to the Secretary of State to have knowledge about social problems relating to gambling.
(4)An order under subsection (1) may apply to a class of Category D gaming machine determined by reference to—
(a)the nature of the facilities for gambling which are made available on the machine,
(b)the nature or value of a prize offered by the machine,
(c)the manner in which the machine operates, or
(d)any other matter.
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: