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Number 7 of 2015
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BETTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015
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CONTENTS
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Section
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1. Definition
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2. Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act
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3. Residence of body corporate or unincorporated body of persons
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4. Prohibitions
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5. False representations
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6. Prosecution in absentia
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7. Issue of certificates of personal fitness to certain persons ordinarily resident in State
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8. Issue of certificates of personal fitness to certain persons resident outside State
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9. Issue of certificates of personal fitness to other persons
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10. Duration of certificate of personal fitness
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11. Revocation of certificate of personal fitness
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12. Grounds for refusal or revocation of certificate of personal fitness
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13. Bookmaker’s licence
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14. Remote bookmaker’s licence and remote betting intermediary’s licence
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15. Obligation to notify Garda Síochána or Minister for Justice and Equality of certain matters
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16. Change in relevant officer of body corporate
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17. Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act
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18. Register of Licensed Bookmakers
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19. Register of Remote Bookmaking Operations
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20. Appeal from refusal of certificate of personal fitness or certificate of suitability of premises
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21. Appeal from revocation of certificate of personal fitness
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22. Extension of licence under this Act
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23. Revocation of licences by District Court
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24. Amendment of section 19 of Principal Act
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25. Amendment of section 23 of Principal Act
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26. Amendment of section 29 of Principal Act
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27. Offence of false statement of age
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28. Orders against unlicensed bookmakers, remote bookmakers or remote betting intermediaries
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29. Service of documents
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30. Offences by bodies corporate
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31. Administrative cooperation
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32. Regulations
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33. Amendment of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Finance Act 2002
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34. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act
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35. Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act
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36. Amendment of section 26 of Principal Act
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37. Repeal of section 32 of Principal Act
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38. Tax clearance certificate in relation to licence under Act
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39. Amendment of section 54 of Finance (No. 2) Act 2013
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40. Short title, collective citation and commencement
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Acts Referred to
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Betting Act 1853
(16 & 17 Vict., c. 119)
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Betting Act 1931
(No. 27)
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Betting Acts 1931 and 1994
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Companies Acts
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Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010
(No. 6)
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Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Act 2008
(No. 7)
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Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001
(No. 50)
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Finance (No. 2) Act 2013
(No. 41)
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Finance Act 2002
(No. 5)
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Finance Act 2008
(No. 3)
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Finance Act 2011
(No. 6)
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Gaming and Lotteries Acts 1956 to 2013
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Inland Revenue Regulation Act 1890
(53 & 54 Vict., c. 21)
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Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994
(No. 18)
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
(No. 39)
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Number 7 of 2015
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BETTING (AMENDMENT) ACT 2015
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An Act to make provision in relation to the licensing of bookmaking activities and, in particular, in relation to the conduct of bookmaking and bookmaking related operations by electronic means; for that and other purposes to amend the
Betting Act 1931
; to amend the
Finance Act 2002
; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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[15 th March, 2015]
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Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows:
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