Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill — Report — 4 Mar 2014 at 19:16

Amendment 1

Moved by Baroness Howe of Idlicote

1: Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert-

“(b) after subsection (5) insert-

“(6) The Commission may give a direction under this subsection if the Commission reasonably believe that a person or organisation who does not hold a remote gambling licence is providing remote gambling services in the United Kingdom.

(7) A direction under subsection (6) may be given to-

(a) a particular person operating in the financial sector,

(b) any description of persons operating in that sector, or

(c) all persons operating in that sector.

(8) A direction under subsection (6) may require a relevant person not to enter into or continue to participate in-

(a) a specified transaction or business relationship with a designated person,

(b) a specified description of transactions or business relationships with a designated person, or

(c) any transaction or business relationship with a designated person.

(9) Any reference in this section to a person operating in the financial sector is to a credit or financial institution that-

(a) is a United Kingdom person, or

(b) is acting in the course of a business carried on by it in the United Kingdom.

(10) In this section-

“credit institution” and “financial institution” have the meanings given in paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008;

“designated person”, in relation to a direction, means any of the persons in relation to whom the direction is given;

“relevant person”, in relation to a direction, means any of the persons to whom the direction is given.””

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