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Chapter 6
Obligations on licensees of in-person gambling licences
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Obligations in respect of opening hours and use of premises
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176. (1) The Authority may, having regard to the desire to reduce, in accordance with public policy, excessive or compulsive gambling and the level of participation in gambling in the State, prescribe days or hours, or both, during which a licensee of an in-person gambling licence may not open a premises in respect of which the licence is held.
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(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a betting office during a period the office is permitted to open for business in accordance with regulations made under—
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(a) subsection (1)(b)(iii) of section 32D of the Act of 1958 by reference to subsection (2)(b) of that section, or
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(b) subsection (1)(e)(iii) of section 53 of the Act of 1994 by reference to subsection (2)(b) of that section.
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(3) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee of an in-person gambling licence shall not open a premises in respect of which an in-person gambling licence is held during such days or hours as stand prescribed under subsection (1).
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(4) The Authority may by regulations prohibit the sale, by a licensee of an in-person gambling licence, on premises in respect of which the licence is held, of any matter specified in the regulations where the Authority considers that the sale of the matter on the premises would entice persons to engage in relevant gambling activities.
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(5) A person who contravenes subsection (3) or regulations made under subsection (4) is guilty of an offence and is liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
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