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Residence qualifications for promoters of gaming. 
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8.—(1) In this section— 
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“qualified individual” means an individual who, during the period of twelve months preceding a given date, has had his usual or principal place of residence in the State; 
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“qualified company” means a body corporate in the case of which both a majority of the members and a majority of the persons exercising control and management are qualified individuals. 
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(2) Nothing in section 6 or section 7 shall render it lawful for a person to promote, assist in promoting or provide facilities for gaming to which section 4 applies unless— 
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(a) that person is a qualified individual or a qualified company, and 
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(b) if that person is acting on behalf of another person, that other person is also a qualified individual or a qualified company or an unincorporated body of persons, each member of which is a qualified individual. 
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(3) This section does not apply to an individual who is merely assisting in the promotion of gaming in accordance with a contract of service. 
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