Section 176: Casino premises licence: access by children

Gambling Act 2005 · 2005 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: Premises Licences

The Commission shall issue one or more codes of practice under section 24 about access to casino premises for children and young persons.

The code or codes issued in accordance with subsection (1) shall, in particular—

require the holder of a casino premises licence to take specified steps to ensure that no child or young person enters premises or a part of premises which it would be an offence under section 47 to permit him to enter ("prohibited premises or areas"),
for that purpose, require the holder of a casino premises licence to ensure—
that each entrance to prohibited premises or to a prohibited area is supervised by one or more persons whose responsibilities include ensuring compliance with the code of practice ("the supervisor"), and
that arrangements are made to require evidence of age to be produced by any person seeking admission to prohibited premises or to a prohibited area unless the supervisor, reasonably, is certain that the person seeking admission is an adult, and
make provision about the nature of evidence that may be used for the purpose of arrangements made in accordance with paragraph (b)(ii).

A casino premises licence shall by virtue of this section be subject to the condition that the licensee ensures compliance with any relevant code of practice issued in accordance with subsection (1).

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