Amendments proposed to the Gambling Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

230A

Clause     72,     page     31,     line     2,     leave out 'in the Commission's opinion'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

300

Clause     72,     page     31,     line     5,     leave out 'such of'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

231A

Clause     72,     page     31,     line     5,     leave out 'as the Commission thinks appropriate (if any)'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

232A

Clause     73,     page     31,     line     33,     at end add ', provided that the principles for attaching such condition shall be set out in the statement referred to in section 22.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

233A

Clause     74,     page     31,     line     36,     at end insert 'provided that such a condition may not unfairly or unreasonably discriminate between different types of gambling activities'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

234A

Clause     75,     page     32,     line     39,     at end add—

'(10) No condition referred to in this section may have the effect of reasonably or unfairly granting an unfair advantage to the operators or consumers of a particular gambling activity or to an operator of one gambling activity compared with another operator of the same activity.

(11) The power to attach such conditions shall be the subject of a statement made by the Secretary of State after due consultation with those referred to in section 22(5) (b) to (f).'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

281

Clause     76,     page     33,     line     27,     leave out 'which carries (whether solely or otherwise)' and insert 'the occupier of which is required, by the terms of his appointment, to take or share'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

235A

Clause     76,     page     34,     line     5,     at end add—

    '(10)   For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of this section shall be interpreted to be consistent with the provisions of Part 6 of this Act.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

196

Clause     77,     page     34,     line     20,     leave out subsection (3).


   

Mr Richard Caborn

236

Clause     79,     page     35,     line     14,     after 'facilities', insert 'for gambling'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

282

Clause     79,     page     35,     line     19,     after 'to', insert—

'(a) '.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

283

Clause     79,     page     35,     line     19,     at end insert ', or

(b) participation in equal chance gaming at a licensed family entertainment centre.'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

195

Clause     79,     page     35,     line     22,     leave out from 'law' to end of line 25.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

284

Clause     79,     page     35,     line     33,     leave out 'gaming' and insert 'gambling'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

285

Clause     80,     page     35,     line     37,     after '74)', insert—

'(i) requiring that the licensed activities be carried on at a specified place or class of place,

(ii) preventing the licensed activities from being carried on at a specified place or class of place, or

(iii) '.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

286

Clause     80,     page     35,     line     43,     at end insert—

    '(2)   An operating licence of any kind may authorise activities carried on in more than one place.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

299

Clause     81,     page     36,     line     7,     at end insert 'save that no such provision may limit the numbers of machines or the player positions on machines—

    (i)   designed or adapted for the playing of bingo, and

    (ii)   used in accordance with a condition attached to a bingo operating licence under section 73 by virtue of section 81(2)(b)'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

135

Clause     82,     page     36,     line     16,     at beginning insert 'Subject to section 85(4),'.


   

Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Malcolm Moss

43

Clause     84,     page     36,     line     33,     leave out 'condition that' and insert 'conditions that—

(a)'. 

   

Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Malcolm Moss

44

Clause     84,     page     36,     line     35,     at end insert ', and

(b) there must be no link between—

(i) any remote communication used for the provision of remote gambling, and

(ii) the remote provision of pornography or any other unsolicited services such as "pop-ups".'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

287

Clause     85,     page     37,     line     25,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

301

Clause     85,     page     37,     line     33,     at end add—

    '(4)   A casino operating licence shall be subject to a condition that a person may not participate in any casino game or other game of chance or gaming machine made available at any casino operated by the licence holder unless that person is a member of that casino.

    (5)   A person may only be admitted to membership of a casino by a licence holder if he—

(a) has applied in writing to join the casino; and

(b) has provided satisfactory evidence of his identity and age.

    (6)   For the purposes of subsection (5), satisfactory evidence of identity is evidence which is reasonably capable of establishing (and does establish to the satisfaction of the licence holder) that the applicant is the person he claims to be and is aged 18 or over.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

236A

Clause     86,     page     38,     line     7,     at end insert 'or a roll over'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

288

Clause     87,     page     38,     line     27,     leave out subsection (2).


   

Mr Richard Caborn

289

Clause     89,     page     40,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   A condition of a pool betting operating licence to which this section applies (whether attached by virtue of section 71, 73 or 74) may make provision regulating or restricting the activities of persons authorised under subsection (2).'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

237A

Clause     90,     page     40,     line     14,     at end insert 'provided that such standards shall be included in the statement set out in section 22(1) and shall be not more onerous than is reasonably required to achieve the licensing objectives and shall distinguish between categories of of machines as described in Part 10.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

238A

Clause     93,     page     43,     line     19,     at end insert 'provided that such circumstances are relevant to the activity licensed'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

240

Clause     97,     page     45,     line     22,     at end insert ', unless the operating licence is transferred pursuant to subsection (7) below'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

239

Clause     97,     page     46,     line     1,     at end add—

    '(7)   The Commission shall make a statement regarding the circumstances under which an operating licence may be transferred.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

241

Clause     104,     page     48,     line     12,     after 'activity', insert 'in a non-discriminatory manner'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

290

Clause     104,     page     48,     line     13,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

291

Clause     104,     page     48,     line     15,     at end insert ', and

( )  may revoke a determination under subsection (1) (in which case the determination shall cease to have effect in relation to licences already issued).'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

242

Clause     105,     page     49,     line     14,     at end add—

    '(9)   The Commission shall make a statement regarding the circumstances under which failure to act within the time specified for renewal through inadvertence, impossibility, clerical error, or other relevant circumstance may be remedied by the extension of time.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

243

Clause     107,     page     49,     line     25,     at end insert 'provided that the provisions of section 181 shall apply where the licensee dies,'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

244

Clause     112,     page     52,     line     3,     leave out 'the Commission thinks that'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

245

Clause     112,     page     52,     line     5,     leave out 'it thinks that'.

 
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