The Gaming (Records of Cheques and Debit Card Payments) Regulations 1997

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations:

“the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968;

“bingo club premises” has the meaning given in section 20(1) of the 1968 Act;

“debit card” and “debit card payment” have the meanings given in section 16(5) of the 1968 Act;

“gaming cheque” means a cheque which is accepted by the holder of a licence under the 1968 Act in respect of any premises, except bingo club premises, or by any person acting on his behalf or under arrangements with him and which is given in exchange for cash or tokens to be used by players in gaming on those premises;

“gaming debit card payment” means a debit card payment which is accepted by the holder of a licence under the 1968 Act in respect of any premises, except bingo club premises, or by any person acting on his behalf or under arrangements with him and for which cash or tokens are given to be used by players in gaming on those premises;

“licensee” has the meaning given in regulation 3(1) below;

“playing session” has the meaning given in section 16(5) of the 1968 Act;

“the premises” means the premises referred to in regulation 3(1) below in respect of which the licensee holds a licence under the 1968 Act;

“redeemed cheque”, “substitute cheque” and “substitute debit card payment” have the meanings given in section 16(5) of the 1968 Act; and

“relevant account” means the account in respect of which a cheque is drawn or from which a debit card payment is debited.

(2) For the purposes of any record kept under regulation 4 or 6 below, the name of the person on whom a cheque is drawn or with whom the account from which a debit card transaction is debited is held and the address where the relevant account is held may instead be given by—

(a)a letter (or letters), where the record in question includes a list setting out, in respect of each letter (or letters) used, the name and address for which the letter (or letters) stands; or

(b)as respects the name only, an abbreviation, where that abbreviation is such as to be commonly understood.