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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 2nd December 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 Nick Hawkins
Mr Malcolm Moss

43

Clause     84,     page     36,     line     29,     leave out 'condition that' and insert 'conditions that—

      (a)'. 

   

Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Malcolm Moss

44

Clause     84,     page     36,     line     31,     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     22,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

301

Clause     85,     page     37,     line     30,     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     4,     at end insert 'or a roll over'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

288

Clause     87,     page     38,     line     24,     leave out subsection (2).


   

Mr Richard Caborn

289

Clause     89,     page     40,     line     2,     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     12,     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
Dr John Pugh

302

Clause     92,     page     42,     line     11,     after 'ticket', insert 'or chance'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell
Dr John Pugh

303

Clause     92,     page     42,     line     12,     after 'ticket', insert 'or chance'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell
Dr John Pugh

304

Clause     92,     page     42,     line     17,     leave out subsections (5) and (6).

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell
Dr John Pugh

305

Clause     92,     page     42,     line     32,     leave out 'sixth' and insert 'fourth'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

238A

Clause     93,     page     43,     line     16,     at end insert 'provided that such circumstances are relevant to the activity licensed'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

240

Clause     97,     page     45,     line     20,     at end insert ', unless the operating licence is transferred pursuant to subsection (7) below'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

239

Clause     97,     page     45,     line     43,     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     7,     after 'activity', insert 'in a non-discriminatory manner'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

290

Clause     104,     page     48,     line     8,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

291

Clause     104,     page     48,     line     10,     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     9,     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     20,     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     51,     line     41,     leave out 'the Commission thinks that'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

245

Clause     112,     page     51,     line     43,     leave out 'it thinks that'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

246

Clause     112,     page     52,     line     10,     at end add—

    '(5)   A licence holder shall at its option be entitled to an oral hearing before the Commission should the provisions of this section apply.',


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

247

Clause     114,     page     53,     line     21,     after 'statement', insert ', following consultation with those parties set out in section 23(10),'.


   

Mr Tony Banks

127

Clause     116,     page     55,     line     7,     after 'exploitation', insert '(including that of vulnerable animals)'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell

248

Clause     116,     page     55,     line     13,     after 'consult', insert 'the parties referred to in section 23(10) (b) to (d)'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

167

Schedule     6,     page     159,     line     24,     at end insert—

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

   

Mr Richard Caborn

168

Schedule     6,     page     159,     line     25,     at beginning insert 'Both in England and Wales and in Scotland,'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

169

Schedule     6,     page     159,     line     25,     at end insert—

      'In Scotland the offences at common law of—

            (a)   theft,

            (b)   robbery,

            (c)   theft by housebreaking,

            (d)   fraud,

            (e)   extortion, and

            (f)   reset.'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

170

Schedule     6,     page     160,     line     6,     at end insert—

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

      An offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995—

            (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).

      In 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.

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

   

Mr Richard Caborn

292

Schedule     6,     page     160,     line     6,     at end insert—

    '14A  An inchoate offence relating to an offence listed elsewhere in this Schedule.'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

293

Clause     120,     page     56,     line     9,     leave out 'a specified function' and insert 'the functions of a specified management office, or to perform a specified operational function,'.

 
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