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Section 22: Duty to promote the licensing objectives

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

Part 2: The Gambling Commission

In exercising its functions under this Act the Commission shall aim—

to pursue, and wherever appropriate to have regard to, the licensing objectives, and
to permit gambling, in so far as the Commission thinks it reasonably consistent with pursuit of the licensing objectives.

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