Betting (Amendment) Act 2015

Obligation to notify Garda Síochána or Minister for Justice and Equality of certain matters

15. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section:

“7D. (1) An individual shall, when making an application for a certificate of personal fitness, notify the Superintendent of the Garda Síochána concerned or the Minister for Justice and Equality, as may be appropriate, in writing of—

(a) any offence referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 (inserted by section 12 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015) of which he, or a body corporate of which he is a relevant officer, has been convicted, or

(b) any offence of which he, or a body corporate of which he is a relevant officer, has been convicted in a place other than the State consisting of an act or omission that, if done or omitted to be done in the State, would, under the law of the State, constitute an offence referred to in the said paragraph (a).

(2) An individual to whom a certificate of personal fitness has been issued shall notify the Minister for Justice and Equality in writing of—

(a) any offence referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 of which he has been convicted, or

(b) any offence of which he has been convicted under the law of a place other than the State consisting of an act or omission that, if done or omitted to be done in the State, would, under the law of the State, constitute an offence referred to in the said paragraph (a).

(3) A body corporate that is the holder of a licence under this Act shall notify the Minister for Justice and Equality in writing of—

(a) any offence referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 6 of which the body corporate, or a relevant officer of the body corporate, has been convicted, or

(b) any offence of which the body corporate, or a relevant officer of the body corporate, has been convicted under the law of a place other than the State consisting of an act or omission that, if done or omitted to be done in the State, would, under the law of the State, constitute an offence under the said paragraph (a).

(4) A body corporate that is the holder of a licence under this Act shall notify the Minister for Justice and Equality in writing of any change in the name or address of any relevant officer of the body corporate.

(5) A notification under subsection (2) or (3) shall be given not later than 7 days after the conviction concerned.

(6) A notification under subsection (4) shall be given not later than 7 days after the change concerned.

(7) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(8) A body corporate that contravenes subsection (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction to a class A fine,

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €50,000.’’.