Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005
Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005
Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005
Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005
| Public Act | 2005 No 104 |
| Date of assent | 14 December 2005 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
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(1) This Act is the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005.
(2) In this Act, the Gambling Act 2003 is called
“the principal Act”
.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Interpretation
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(1) Section 4(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, in the definition of game rules, after the word
“particular”
, the words“games, categories, classes, or”
.
4 Meaning of class 1 gambling
Section 22(a)(i) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word
“individuals”
, and substituting the words“a person other than a society”
.
5 Meaning of class 2 gambling
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(2) Section 24 of the principal Act is amended by adding, as subsection (2), the following subsection:
“(2) To avoid doubt, class 2 gambling is gambling that is not class 1 gambling.”
6 Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent
Section 100 of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word
“gambling”
wherever it appears, and substituting in each case the words“class 4”
.
7 Gaming machine profits must be banked
Section 104 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (5), and substituting the following subsection:
“(5) In this section and section 105, gaming machine profits for a specified period means the turnover of the class 4 gambling in that period minus the total prizes paid in that period.”
8 Affected transactions
Section 154(3) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word
“approve”
, the words“a person with a significant influence as”
.
9 Content and conditions of licensed promoter's licence
Section 203(5) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word
“society”
, and substituting the words“licensed promoter”
.
10 Regulations relating to infringement offences
Section 360(b) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word
“maximum”
.
11 Power to make game rules
Section 367(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word
“games”
in both places where it appears, the words“, categories, classes, or forms of gambling”
.
Legislative history | |
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| 8 December 2005 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 5) (Bill 249-2), third reading |