23. Owning, etc., place used for unlawful gambling

Terms defined in s 3

• occupier

  occupier

  Defined · s 3

  “occupier”, in relation to any place or premises, has the meaning given by subsections (3) and (4);

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• place

  place

  Defined · s 3

  “place” includes any premises and any conveyance, and any part of any premises or conveyance;

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• premises

  premises

  Defined · s 3

  “premises” means —(a)any space, whether built on or not and whether underground or underwater, or any part of such a space; or(b)any building or structure, whether situated underground or underwater, or any part of a building or structure or place, but does not include a conveyance;

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• repeat offender

  repeat offender

  Defined · s 3

  “repeat offender”, in relation to any offence under this Act, means a person who —(a)is convicted, or found guilty, of such an offence (called the current offence); and(b)has been convicted or found guilty, on at least one other earlier occasion before the date on which the person is convicted or found guilty of the current offence, of —(i)the same offence; or(ii)another offence prescribed as a countable offence in respect of the current offence;

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• unlawful gambling place

  unlawful gambling place

  Defined · s 3

  “unlawful gambling place” means any place or premises —(a)used for or in connection with conduct of —(i)any unlawful betting operation;(ii)any unlawful gaming; or(iii)any unlawful lottery; or(b)used for or in connection with any unlawful gambling,and any place or premises may be regarded as used for or in connection with a purpose in paragraph (a) or (b) even if it is used for that purpose on only one occasion;

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