The social legislation controls both persons and their
premises involved in the operation of all gambling businesses. The
Gambling Act 2005 (GA05) replaced old style permits for individual
operating licences which were issued and controlled by the Gambling
Commission (GC). Local licensing authorities also replaced the
relevant licensing courts when issuing and controlling premises
licenses. The GA05 was fully implemented on 1 September 2007 which
revoked the following legislation:
The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements Act (NI) Order 1985 remains current, as the GA05 did not affect Northern Ireland. The National Lottery etc Act 1993 also remains unaffected.
