Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Prohibition on employment of child or young person in providing relevant gambling activity | ||
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228. The Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 2: | ||
“2A. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licensee shall not employ, or cause another person to employ on the licensee’s behalf, a child or young person to provide a relevant gambling activity. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply in respect of the employment of a child or young person by or on behalf of a licensee of a gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose where it is specified in the gambling licence under section 120 or 121 of the Act of 2024 that such employment is permitted. | ||
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. | ||
(4) In this section— | ||
‘Act of 2024’ means the Gambling Regulation Act 2024; | ||
‘gambling licence for a charitable or philanthropic purpose’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024; | ||
‘licensee’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024; | ||
‘relevant gambling activity’ has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 2024.”. |