Gambling Act 2005

138ConvictionE+W+S

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(1)This section applies if the holder of a personal licence is convicted of a relevant offence by or before a court (whether inside or outside Great Britain).

(2)The holder of any relevant operating licence shall notify the Commission of the conviction, and of any sentence passed in respect of it, as soon as is reasonably practicable after becoming aware of it.

(3)A person commits an offence if he fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (2).

(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(5)For the purposes of subsection (2) an operating licence is relevant if the holder of the personal licence acts in connection with activities authorised by the operating licence.

(6)The duty under subsection (2) is in addition to any duty of the holder of the personal licence under section 109 (as applied by section 128).