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(1)If at any time gaming takes place on any premises as respects which a licence is then in force under the [1968 c. 65.] Gaming Act 1968 by way of any game to which section 13 above then applies then, unless a person who is a provider of those premises—
(a)holds a gaming licence which is then in force, and
(b)has paid all amounts of gaming licence duty which are payable (or which he reasonably believes are payable) by him before that time,
every provider of those premises and every person concerned in the organisation or management of the gaming shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(i)on summary conviction, to a penalty of the prescribed sum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both ;
(ii)on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(2)If a justice of the peace or, in Scotland, a justice (within the meaning of section 462 of the [1975 c. 21.] Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975) is satisfied on information on oath that there is reasonable ground for suspecting—
(a)that an offence under subsection (1) above is being, has been, or is about to be committed on any premises, or
(b)that evidence of any such offence is to be found there,
he may issue a warrant in writing authorising any officer to enter those premises (if necessary by force) at any time within fourteen days from the time of the issue of the warrant and search them.
(3)An officer who enters premises under the authority of such a warrant may—
(a)seize and remove any records, accounts or other documents, money or valuable thing, instrument or other thing whatsoever found on the premises which he has reasonable cause to believe may be required as evidence for the purposes of proceedings in respect of such an offence, and
(b)search any person found on the premises whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be concerned in the organisation or management of gaming on the premises.
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