Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 19
betting, Gaming and lotteries
The Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
8th January 2008
Laid before Parliament
10th January 2008
Coming into force
31st January 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 331(4) and 355(1) of the Gambling Act 2005( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 31st January 2008 .
(2) In these Regulations “the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005.
Amendment to the Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) Regulations 2007
2. —(1)The Gambling Act 2005 (Advertising of Foreign Gambling) Regulations 2007( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 2 substitute—
“ 2. —(1) This regulation specifies for the purposes of subsection (4) of section 331 of the Act (prohibition on the advertising of gambling taking place or originating from a non-EEA State ( 3 ) the places which are to be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) of that section as if they were an EEA State, but only in so far as that subsection applies to remote gambling ( 4 ) .
(2) The places referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) the Island of Alderney, and
(b) Tasmania. ”
Gerry Sutcliffe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture Media and Sport
8th January 2008
For the meaning of “EEA State” see section 353(1) of the Act.
For the meaning of “remote gambling” see section 4 of the Act.