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Gambling Act 2005

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Section 126

SCHEDULE 7Relevant Offences

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Part 1The Offences

Gambling offences

1An offence under—

(a)this Act,

(b)the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2),

(c)the Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65),

(d)the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32),

(e)the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39), or

(f)the National Lottery Act 1998 (c. 22).

Theft, &c.

2An offence under any of the following provisions of the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60)

(a)section 1 (theft),

(b)section 8 (robbery),

(c)section 9 (burglary),

(d)section 10 (aggravated burglary),

(e)section 11 (theft from exhibition, &c.),

(f)section 12A (aggravated vehicle-taking),

(g)section 13 (abstracting electricity),

(h)section 15 (obtaining property by deception),

(i)section 15A (obtaining money transfer by deception),

(j)section 16 (obtaining pecuniary advantage by deception),

(k)section 17 (false accounting),

(l)section 19 (false statement by director, &c.),

(m)section 20 (suppression of document, &c.),

(n)section 21 (blackmail),

(o)section 22 (handling stolen goods),

(p)section 24A (retaining wrong credit), and

(q)section 25 (going equipped for stealing, &c.).

3An offence under section 1 or 2 of the Theft Act 1978 (c. 31) (obtaining services, or evading liability, by deception).

4An offence under section 170 or 170B of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) (evasion of duty).

5An offence under section 58(1) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (c. 45) (convicted thief in possession).

6Both in England and Wales and in Scotland, the offence at common law of conspiracy to defraud.

7In Scotland the offences at common law of—

(a)theft,

(b)robbery,

(c)theft by housebreaking,

(d)fraud,

(e)extortion, and

(f)reset.

Miscellaneous

8A sexual offence within the meaning of section 161(2) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6).

9A violent offence within the meaning of section 161(3) of that Act.

10An offence under—

(a)the Firearms Act 1968 (c. 27), or

(b)the Firearms (Amendment) Act 1988 (c. 45).

11An offence under any of the following provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (c. 38)

(a)section 4(2) (production),

(b)section 4(3) (supply),

(c)section 5(3) (possession with intent to supply), and

(d)section 8 (permitting activity on premises).

12An offence under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981 (c. 45), except for sections 18 and 19 (reproduction and imitation notes and coins).

13An offence under section 3 of the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c. 12) (unlicensed activity).

14An offence under section 70 of the Army Act 1955 (c. 18) in so far as it relates to an offence listed elsewhere in this Schedule.

15An offence under section 70 of the Air Force Act 1955 (c. 19) in so far as it relates to an offence listed elsewhere in this Schedule.

16An offence under section 42 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53) in so far as it relates to an offence listed elsewhere in this Schedule.

17An offence under section 52 or 52A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (offences relating to indecent photographs of children).

18An offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)

(a)section 1 (incest),

(b)section 2 (intercourse with a stepchild),

(c)section 3 (intercourse with child under 16 by person in position of trust),

(d)section 5 (unlawful intercourse with a girl under 16),

(e)section 6 (indecent behaviour towards girl between 12 and 16),

(f)section 8 (detention of woman in brothel or other premises),

(g)section 10 (person having parental responsibilities causing or encouraging sexual activity in relation to a girl under 16), and

(h)section 13(5) (homosexual offences).

19In Scotland, the offences at common law of—

(a)rape,

(b)clandestine injury to women,

(c)abduction of a woman or girl with intent to rape or ravish,

(d)assault with intent to rape or ravish,

(e)indecent assault,

(f)lewd, indecent or libidinous behaviour or practices,

(g)shameless indecency,

(h)sodomy,

(i)murder,

(j)culpable homicide, and

(k)assault.

20In Scotland, the offence at common law of uttering and fraud.

21An inchoate offence relating to an offence listed elsewhere in this Schedule.

22A reference in this Part of this Schedule to an offence under an Act or a provision of an Act includes a reference to an offence under subordinate legislation made under that Act or provision.

Part 2Power to Amend Part 1

23The Secretary of State may by order amend Part 1 of this Schedule so as to—

(a)add an entry,

(b)vary an entry, or

(c)remove an entry.

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