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Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 16th 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 Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

398

Clause     308,     page     134,     line     15,     leave out 'that section' and insert 'section 319 of the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

399

Clause     308,     page     134,     line     16,     at end insert 'in conjunction with any relevant bodies empowered by it under section 1(7) of the Communications Act 2003.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

400

Clause     308,     page     134,     line     19,     after 'of', insert 'a code of practice issued under section 23(3) or'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

401

Clause     308,     page     134,     line     20,     at end insert ', and

(c) shall consult one or more persons who appear to the Commission to have a relevant responsibility for regulating the advertising industry'.


   

Mr Nick Hawkins

416

Clause     310,     page     135,     line     21,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (2A),'.

   

Mr Nick Hawkins

417

Clause     310,     page     135,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   Gibraltar, the Isle of Man and the Channel Isles do not fall within the definition of "foreign gambling" for the purpose of this section.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

402

Clause     311,     page     135,     line     34,     at beginning insert 'A code issued under section 23(3) or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

405

Clause     311,     page     135,     line     36,     at beginning insert 'wholly or partly'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

406

Clause     311,     page     135,     line     38,     leave out 'prohibitions in sections 309(1) and 310(1) apply' and insert 'prohibition in section 309(1) applies'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

407

Clause     311,     page     135,     line     40,     at beginning insert 'wholly or partly'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

408

Clause     311,     page     135,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '( )   The prohibition in section 310(1) applies to anything in the way of advertising which is done—

(a) wholly or partly in the United Kingdom, and

(b) otherwise than by way of remote communication.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

403

Clause     312,     page     136,     line     5,     at beginning insert ' A code issued under section 23(3) or'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

409

Clause     312,     page     136,     line     20,     at end insert '; for which purpose a reference to Great Britain shall be taken as a reference to the United Kingdom.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

404

Clause     312,     page     136,     line     46,     after first 'of', insert 'any code issued under section 23(3) or'.


   

Mr Richard Caborn

23

Clause     318,     page     140,     line     11,     leave out 'entering' and insert 'participating in'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

372

Clause     320,     page     140,     line     22,     after first 'the', insert 'gross'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

373

Clause     321,     page     141,     line     2,     after 'he', insert 'intentionally'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

374

Clause     321,     page     141,     line     7,     at end insert 'and such false or misleading information was of a substantive or serious nature and had such information been true or accurate a decision made by the Commission or a licensing authority would have been materially different.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

375

Clause     321,     page     141,     line     20,     at end add—

    '(5)   Where information or advice which is false or misleading is given by the Commission or a licensing authority and action is taken by the recipient of such information in reliance upon that information or advice, the recipient may rely upon such information or advice for all purposes, and the Commission or licensing authority may not take any action or do anything which they could not have done had such information or advice not been false or misleading.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

376

Clause     323,     page     141,     line     40,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

342

Clause     323,     page     141,     line     40,     leave out 'shall be treated as a participation fee' and insert 'is not a participation fee and shall not be treated as such'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

361

Clause     323,     page     141,     line     43,     leave out 'subsection (2)' and insert 'subsections (2) and (2A)'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

377

Clause     323,     page     142,     line     1,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Richard Caborn

362

Clause     323,     page     142,     line     2,     at end insert—

    (2A)   For the purposes of section 264, a membership subscription is a participation fee.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

378

Clause     325,     page     142,     leave out line 44.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

379

Clause     325,     page     143,     leave out line 1.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

380

Clause     325,     page     143,     leave out line 2.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

381

Clause     325,     page     143,     line     11,     leave out paragraph (m).

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

382

Clause     325,     page     143,     line     16,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Commission in exercising its powers under section 24 shall include guidance to local authorities regarding the manner and the circumstances in which a licensing authority may institute criminal proceedings under this section.'.


   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

383

Clause     327,     page     143,     line     33,     at end insert—

'(d) ensure that its licensing policy and other decisions comply with the licensing objectives and guidance issued under section 24, and

(e) take no action which conflicts with any policy or determination of the Commission or any regulations made by the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr John Whittingdale

331

Clause     327,     page     144,     line     3,     at end insert ', and

(e) representatives of relevant social agencies with concern about or responsibility for social well-being in the wider local or regional community from which the authorised activities may draw custom, such as social services, probation service, addiction treatment bodies, primary care trusts, community workers and faith groups, regardless of whether the geographical area or remit of these agencies extends beyond that of the licensing authority.'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

384

Clause     327,     page     144,     line     8,     at end insert—

'(d) matters which may or may not be the subject of licensing authority policy.'.


   

Mr Don Foster
Bob Russell
Dr John Pugh

47

Clause     330,     page     145,     line     5,     at end insert—

       '"casino premises" has the meaning given by that section,'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

238

Clause     330,     page     146,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '"non-commercial betting" has the meaning given by section [Non-commercial betting],'.

   

Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Hawkins

385

Clause     330,     page     146,     leave out lines 33 to 37.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

363

Clause     330,     page     146,     line     43,     at end insert '"pub gaming machine permit" has the meaning given by section [Pub gaming machine permits],'.

   

Mr Richard Caborn

24

Clause     330,     page     147,     line     39,     leave out 'entering' and insert 'participating in'.

 
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