Gambling Act 2005

126 F1 Interpretation E+W+S

(1) In this Part—

• “conviction”—

  (a)

  has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and

  (b)

  includes, to the extent required by section 125, a spent conviction within the meaning of that Act,

• “holder”, in relation to an operating licence, means the person to whom the licence is issued,

• “the licensed activities” in relation to an operating licence means the activities which it authorises, and

• “licensee”, in relation to an operating licence, means the person to whom the licence is issued.

(2) In this Act “relevant offence” means—

(a) an offence listed in Schedule 7, and

(b) an offence under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom (a “foreign offence”) which prohibits a kind of activity prohibited by an offence listed in that Schedule (a “domestic offence”).

(3) For the purpose of subsection (2)(b) it is immaterial—

(a) whether or not the foreign offence prohibits all the kinds of activity prohibited by the domestic offence, and

(b) whether or not the foreign offence prohibits kinds of activity not prohibited by the domestic offence.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 126 for specified purposes in force in so far as not already in force (1.1.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3272), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 5 modified (1.1.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3272), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 72

C2 Pt. 5 modified (1.1.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3272), art. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 50

C3 S. 126(1) applied (with modifications) (1.1.2007) by Gambling (Personal Licences) (Modification of Part 5 of the Gambling Act 2005) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3267), regs. 1(1), 2(2), Sch. Table 2