Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Citation | 2022 NI c 14 |
| Year | 2022 |
- (2) In this Schedule “betting work” means—
- (a) work at a track for a bookmaker on a day on which the bookmaker acts as such at the track, being work which consists of or includes dealing with betting transactions, and
- (b) work in a licensed office on a day on which the office is open for use for the effecting of betting transactions.
- “commencement date” means—
- (a) in relation to a person who is a betting worker by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) (a) , the day on which Schedule 1 to the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 comes into operation;
- (b) in relation to a person who is a betting worker by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) (b) , the day on which section 3 of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 comes into operation.
- (3A) If the conditions mentioned in paragraph (3B) are satisfied, paragraph (2) does not apply to a licensed bookmaker who, on licensed premises, carries on a pool betting business which is linked to such a business carried on by means of a totalisator at a licensed track.
- (3B) The conditions are that—
- (a) a person placing a bet at the licensed premises by way of the pool betting business does so on the same terms and conditions as if the bet were placed by means of the totalisator at the licensed track concerned, and
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(b) before receiving a bet by way of the pool betting system, the licensed bookmaker displays at the licensed premises a notice—
(i) indicating the name of the licensed track concerned; and (ii) containing information corresponding to that which the operator of that track is required to post at the track in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 8.
- (1) Any person who invites, causes or permits an individual under the age of 18 to play a gaming machine, other than a lower limit gaming machine, is guilty of an offence.
- (2) In any proceedings against a person for an offence under paragraph (1) , it is a defence to prove that there was good reason to believe that the person under the age of 18 had attained that age.
- (3) In paragraph (1) a “lower limit gaming machine” means a gaming machine—
- (a) which is installed on premises in respect of which there is in force an amusement permit; and
- (b) in respect of which the condition in Article 108(7) is observed.
| 124A(1) . | Inviting, etc. person under 18 to play gaming machine | Summary. | Level 5 or imprisonment for 6 months or both. |
- (b) in respect of a gaming machine where the condition in paragraph (8) (a) applies, £0.30;
- (c) in respect of a gaming machine where the condition in paragraph (8) (b) applies, £0.30;
- (d) in respect of a gaming machine where the condition in paragraph (8) (c) applies, £0.30;
- (e) in respect of a gaming machine where the condition in paragraph (8) (d) applies, £0.30.
- (8) In respect of any one game played by means of a gaming machine installed on any other premises mentioned in paragraph (1) , no player or person claiming under a player shall receive, or shall be entitled to receive, any article, benefit or advantage other than a money prize delivered by the machine of an amount not exceeding—
- (a) in the case of a machine installed on bingo club premises, £25;
- (b) in the case of a machine installed on licensed premises, £25;
- (c) in the case of a machine installed on a licensed office, £25;
- (d) in the case of a machine installed on premises in respect of which there is in force an amusement permit expressed to be granted for the purposes of paragraph (1) (ca) , £25.
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