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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 30th November 2004

STANDING COMMITTEE B


GAMBLING BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Orders of the Committee (9th, 11th and 16th November 2004).

   

Mr Richard Caborn

21

Clause     34,     page     15,     line     31,      after 'who', insert '—

      (a) are acting in the course of a business, or

      (b) '.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

154

Clause     34,     page     16,     line     5,     at end add—

    '(10)   for the purposes of this section "use" shall have its normal and natural meaning.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

155

Clause     35,     page     16,     line     7,     after 'may', insert ', only after consultation with those parties set out in section 22(5) and acting reasonably,'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

22

Clause     35,     page     16,     line     15,     after '10(1)', insert 'subject to any specified exceptions.'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

157

Clause     38,     page     17,     line     32,     at end add—

    '( )   In the application of subsection (3) to Scotland the reference to 51 weeks shall have effect as a reference to six months.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

142

Clause     39,     page     17,     line     37,     at end insert 'or

      (c) commits directly or indirectly any act which permits or effects advantage or benefits not intended by the manufacturer or operator of the game.'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell
Dr John Pugh

310

Clause     39,     page     17,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse (the burden of proof of which shall lie upon him), he has with him in a casino any article that is capable of, or is intended for recording, analysing or predicting—

      (a) the outcome of a game;

      (b) any cards played or to be played in a game;

      (c) the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to a game; or

      (d) the strategy for playing a game.

    (2B)   The provisions of subsection (2A) shall not apply to any article which is used for making a handwritten record in respect of a game.'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

28

Clause     39,     page     18,     line     7,     leave out subsection (4).


   

Mr Richard Caborn

158

Clause     40,     page     18,     line     40,     at end add—

    '( )   In the application of subsection (4) to Scotland the reference to 51 weeks shall have effect as a reference to six months.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

151

Clause     41,     page     19,     line     3,     leave out 'a' and insert '—

      (a) the United States of America, and

      (b) any other'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

143

Clause     41,     page     19,     line     6,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall publish and lay before Parliament a statement setting out the criteria by which a country or place will be designated a prohibited territory.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

144

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     16,     after 'he', insert 'intentionally'.

   

Mr Liam Byrne

306

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     16,     leave out first 'or'.

   

Mr Liam Byrne

307

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     16,     after 'permits', insert 'or enables'.

   

Mr Liam Byrne

308

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     17,     after 'gamble', insert 'or colludes with a person conducting such activities'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

226

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     19,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

227

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     20,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

145

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     37,     leave out 'with a view to' and insert 'for the purpose of'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

146

Clause     44,     page     20,     line     22,     after 'he', insert 'intentionally'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

297

Clause     44,     page     20,     line     27,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

96

Clause     44,     page     20,     line     29,     leave out 'regional' and insert 'leisure destination'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

228

Clause     44,     page     20,     line     30,     leave out 'in reliance on the casino premises licence' and insert 'for the provision of facilities for gambling'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

298

Clause     44,     page     20,     line     32,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

209

Clause     44,     page     21,     line     5,     at end insert 'the premises are a licensed family entertainment centre and'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

210

Clause     44,     page     21,     line     6,     leave out paragraph (a).


   

Mr Richard Caborn

229

Clause     45,     page     21,     line     15,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

230

Clause     45,     page     21,     line     16,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

147

Clause     45,     page     21,     line     27,     at end add 'or

      (j) participation in any gaming which is excluded by the Secretary of State from the provisions of this Act.'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

231

Clause     47,     page     21,     line     36,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

232

Clause     47,     page     21,     line     37,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

233

Clause     48,     page     22,     line     7,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

234

Clause     48,     page     22,     line     8,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

148

Clause     48,     page     22,     line     11,     at end add 'or

      (f) category D machines only.'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

29

Clause     49,     page     22,     line     15,     after 'lottery', insert '(other than a lottery which forms part of the National Lottery)'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

149

Clause     52,     page     22,     line     35,     after 'function', insert 'which performs a business operation'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

97

Clause     52,     page     23,     line     4,     leave out 'regional' and insert 'leisure destination'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

235

Clause     52,     page     23,     line     4,     leave out 'in reliance on the casino premises licence.' and insert 'for the provision of facilities for gambling.'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

30

Clause     53,     page     23,     line     20,     at end insert— ', or

      '(c) a lottery which forms part of the National Lottery.'.


   

Mr Nick Hawkins

8

Clause     56,     page     24,     line     4,     at end insert 'with intent to deprave or corrupt that child or young person.'.

   

Mr Nick Hawkins

9

Clause     56,     page     24,     line     4,     at end insert ', provided that no offence of this kind may in any event be committed by a parent of the child or young person or by anyone in the role in loco parentis to any child or young person.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

150

Page     24,     line     1,     leave out Clause 56.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

159

Clause     59,     page     24,     line     33,     at end add—

    '( )   In the application of subsection (1) to Scotland the reference to 51 weeks shall have effect as a reference to six months.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

211

Clause     61,     page     25,     line     10,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

5

Clause     61,     page     25,     line     26,     leave out third 'A' and insert 'B'.

 
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