Section 266: Members' club

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

Part 12: Clubs, pubs, fairs, &c.

In this Act members' club means a club—

which is established and conducted wholly or mainly for purposes other than the provision of facilities for gaming (subject to subsection (2)),
which is established and conducted for the benefit of its members (and which is not otherwise established or conducted as a commercial enterprise),
which is not established with the purpose of functioning only for a limited period of time, and
which has at least 25 individual members.

A club is a members' club for the purposes of this Act despite subsection (1)(a) if—

it is established or conducted wholly or mainly for the purpose of the provision of facilities for gaming of a prescribed kind, and
facilities are not provided for any other kind of gaming in the course of the club's activities.

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