Gambling Act 2005

Sections 30 and 350

SCHEDULE 6 Exchange of Information: Persons and Bodies

Part 1 Persons and Bodies with Functions under this Act

• A constable or police force

• An enforcement officer

• A licensing authority

• Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Customs and Excise

• The Gambling Appeal Tribunal

• The National Lottery Commission

• The Secretary of State

• The Scottish Ministers

Part 2 Enforcement and Regulatory Bodies

• The Director and staff of the Assets Recovery Agency

• The Charity Commission

• The Financial Services Authority

• The Director General and staff of the National Crime Squad

• The Director General and staff of the National Criminal Intelligence Service

• The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority

• The Office of Fair Trading

• The Serious Fraud Office

Part 3 Sport Governing Bodies

• The England and Wales Cricket Board Limited

• The Football Association Limited

• The Football Association of Wales Limited

• The Horseracing Regulatory Authority

• The Lawn Tennis Association

• The Irish Football Association Limited

• The Jockey Club

• The National Greyhound Racing Club Limited

• The Professional Golfers' Association Limited

• The Rugby Football League

• The Rugby Football Union

• The Scottish Rugby Union

• The Scottish Football Association Limited

• UK Athletics Limited

• The Welsh Rugby Union Limited

Part 4 Notes

1 Where a person or body listed in this Schedule is by virtue of an enactment restricted in the use that may be made of information provided to him or it by another person or body, nothing in section 30 or 350 overrides that restriction—

(a) in relation to information provided to the person or body by the Commission, or

(b) so as to permit the person or body to disclose to the Commission information provided to the person or body by another.

2 Where by virtue of an enactment the use that may be made of information supplied by a person or body listed in this Schedule is restricted, or where the information may be further disclosed only with the consent of the person or body which provided the information, the prohibition or restriction on further disclosure shall apply to—

(a) the supply of information by virtue of this Act, and

(b) the supply of information to the Gambling Commission (whether or not by virtue of this Act).

3 Information provided to a person or body by Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Customs and Excise in reliance on a provision of this Act may not be provided by that person or body to any other person or body without the consent of the Commissioners.