Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

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(1) There shall be a Horserace Totalisator Board (in this Act referred to as “the Totalisator Board”) which shall be a body corporate and have perpetual succession and a common seal.(2) The Totalisator Board shall consist of ^F1a chairman and such number of other members as the Secretary of State may determine, all of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of State and hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the respective instruments under which they are appointed.(3) The Totalisator Board may pay to any member of the Board such remuneration, and travelling, subsistence or other allowances at such rates, as the Board may with the approval of the Secretary of State determine:Provided that the Board shall not by virtue of this subsection have power to pay remuneration to any member of the Board who is for the time being a member of, or nominated as a candidate for election to, the House of Commons.(3A) The Board may pay such pension or gratuity to or in respect of any member of the Board as the Board may, with the approval of the

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Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963
Part I: Betting

General restrictions on betting

1: Restriction on use of premises for betting transactions with persons resorting thereto.
2: Restriction on bookmaking except under bookmaker’s permit.
3: Agent of bookmaker or Totalisator Board to be authorised and registered.
4: Restriction of pool betting.
5: Restriction of betting on tracks.
6: Restriction of bookmaking on tracks.
7: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8: Prohibition of betting in streets and public places.

Licensed betting offices

9: Betting office licences and betting agency permits.
10: Conduct of licensed betting offices.
10A: Cancellation of betting office licence

Special provisions with respect to bookmaker’s and betting agency permits

11: Cancellation of and disqualification for bookmaker’s or betting agency permit.

The Totalisator Board and pool betting on horse races

12: Horserace Totalisator Board.
13: Approval of horse racecourses by Totalisator Board.
14: Functions of Totalisator Board with respect to betting on horse races.
15: Additional powers and duties of Totalisator Board.

Special provisions with respect to licensed tracks

16: Totalisators on licensed tracks.
16A: Licensing of inter-track betting schemes.
17: Special rights of occupier of licensed track where totalisator is operated.
18: Charges to bookmakers on licensed tracks.
19: Occupiers of licensed tracks not to have an interest in bookmaking thereon.
20: Saving for right of occupier of licensed track to prohibit betting.

Special provisions with respect to young persons

21: Betting with young persons.
22: Betting circulars not to be sent to young persons.

Power of entry on tracks

23: Power of entry on tracks.

Contributions for benefit of horse racing by bookmakers and Totalisator Board

24: Horserace Betting Levy Board.
25: General powers and duties of Levy Board.
26: Bookmakers’ Committee.
27: The levy
27A: Profits as a bookmaker
27B: Stake money
27C: Betting exchange commission
27D: The exempt amount
27E: Power to obtain information
28: Assessment of ... levy.
28A: Prohibition on disclosure of information
29: Levy appeal tribunals.
29A: Meaning of “leviable bet”
29B: Meaning of other terms
30: Contributions by successor company to the Totalisator Board.

Accounts and reports of Levy Board and Totalisator Board

31: Accounts of, and reports by, Levy Board and Totalisator Board.

Betting workers: Sunday working

31A: Rights of betting workers as respects Sunday working.

Part II: Gaming

32
40: References in other Acts to gaming or unlawful games.

Part III

Part IV

Part V: General

51: Search warrants.
52: Penalties and forfeitures.
53: Offences by bodies corporate.
54: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55: Interpretation, etc.—general.
56: Consequential amendments in other Acts.
57: Repeals and savings.
58: Short title, extent and commencement.

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Sections 2, 9.
Bookmaker’s Permits, Betting Agency Permits and Betting Office Licences

SCHEDULE 2 Section 4.
Registered Pool Promoters

SCHEDULE 3 Section 6.
Licensing of Tracks for Betting

SCHEDULE 4 Section 10.
Rules for Licensed Betting Offices

SCHEDULE 5 Section 16.
Totalisators on Dog Racecourses

SCHEDULE 5A
Rights of Betting Workers as Respects Sunday Working

SCHEDULE 5ZA Section 16A
LICENSING OF INTER-TRACK BETTING SCHEMES

SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
SCHEDULE 8

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