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Section 89 Remote operating licenceC1C3C2

England, Wales and Scotland

I1(1)

This section applies to a remote operating licence.

F1(2)

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(3)

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(4)

The Commission may establish, or provide for the establishment of, standards in respect of—

(a)

a system used for the generation of results in a virtual game, virtual race or other virtual event or process used in the course of remote gambling;

(b)

any other aspect of the process of remote gambling.

(5)

In particular, the Commission may—

(a)

provide for the enforcement of standards by the attachment of conditions under section 75 or 77;

(b)

make arrangements with any person for the establishment of standards;

(c)

make arrangements with any person for the administration of tests of compliance with standards;

(d)

for the purpose of considering whether a condition under section section 75 or 77 has been complied with, require the licensee under a remote licence—

(i)

to submit to a test in accordance with arrangements made under paragraph (c) above, and

(ii)

to produce specified evidence of the result of the test;

(e)

for the purpose of considering whether to grant an application under this Part, require a licensee under a remote licence or an applicant for a remote licence—

(i)

to submit to a test in accordance with arrangements made under paragraph (c) above, and

(ii)

to produce specified evidence of the result of the test.

(6)

Standards established under subsection (5) may, in particular, be expressed—

(a)

by reference to the opinion of a specified person or class of persons;

(b)

by reference to a specified process or piece of equipment.

(7)

This section is without prejudice to the generality of sections 75, 77 and 78.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 89(2)(3) repealed (1.9.2007) by Gambling Act 2005 (Repeal) (Remote Operating Licence and Credit) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2321), regs. 1, 2(a)

Modifications

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

Ss. 89-99 excluded (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(1), Sch. Table 1

C3

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

Commencement

I1

S. 89(1) (4)-(7) in force at 1.1.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4)

Notes on Part 5

Modifications

C3

Pt. 5 modified by SI 2006/3272 art. 8(4)-(9) (as inserted (16.8.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2169), arts. 1(1), 5)