{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/section-54.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "section/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Employment on premises with gaming machines",
  "text": "(1) A person commits an offence if—\n(a) he employs a child or young person to perform any function on premises where a Category A, B, C or D gaming machine is situated, and\n(b) the child or young person is or may be required in the course of his employment to perform a function in connection with the gaming machine.\n(2) A young person commits an offence if he is employed in contravention of subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 54(1)(a) modified (1.9.2007) by Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2158), regs. 1(b), 6(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/section/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:42.684927+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}