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NO. 34 OF 2014
- “Act not applicable to remote gambling
- 2A. The provisions of this Act do not apply to or in relation to any remote gambling within the meaning of the Remote Gambling Act 2014.”.
(2) Section 2 of the Betting and Sweepstake Duties Act (Cap. 22, 2012 Ed.) is amended by inserting, immediately before the words “any person or organisation” in the definition of “exempt organisation”, the words “any person who is an exempt operator within the meaning of the Remote Gambling Act 2014 or any person who is otherwise exempt from section 10 or 11 of that Act, or”.
(3) Section 5 of the Civil Law Act (Cap. 43, 1999 Ed.) is amended—
- (a) by inserting, immediately after paragraph (b) of subsection (3A), the following paragraph:
- “(ba) a contract by way of gaming, wagering or betting using remote communication that is conducted, promoted, organised or administered by—
- (i) an exempt operator within the meaning of the Remote Gambling Act 2014; or
- (ii) a person that is exempted under section 40 of that Act from section 10 or 11 of that Act;”; and
- “(ba) a contract by way of gaming, wagering or betting using remote communication that is conducted, promoted, organised or administered by—
- (b) by inserting, immediately after subsection (3D), the following subsection:
- “(3DA) In the case of an exempt operator or person exempted under section 40 of the Remote Gambling Act 2014 in respect of any gaming, wagering or betting conducted, promoted, organised or administered for or on behalf of another person or organisation, subsection (3A)(ba) applies only if the contract is for betting conducted, promoted, organised or administered by that person or organisation for or on behalf of that other person or organisation.”.
