Territorial Extent and Application
14.Sections 6(1) to (3) provide for the territorial extent of the Act. Sections 1 to 3 and 5 apply to England and Wales and Scotland. Section 3(1) also extends to Northern Ireland, and section 5 only extends there.
Territorial application: Scotland
15.Betting, gaming and lotteries are reserved matters for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998. The Act does not contain any provisions that fall within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. It does not affect the functions of the Scottish Ministers and does not make different provision in relation to Scotland.
Territorial application: Wales
16.The Act does not contain any provisions that fall within the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales. It does not affect the functions of Welsh Ministers and does not make different provision in relation to Wales.
Territorial application: Northern Ireland
17.Gambling is a transferred matter for the purposes of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Westminster will not normally legislate with regard to a transferred matter in Northern Ireland without consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Sections 3(1), 5 and 6 extend to Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Assembly passed a Legislative Consent Motion consenting to these provisions on 17 June 2013.
