1 Title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Meaning of class 1 gambling
5 Meaning of class 2 gambling
6 Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent
7 Gaming machine profits must be banked
8 Affected transactions
9 Content and conditions of licensed promoter's licence
10 Regulations relating to infringement offences
11 Power to make game rules
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
(1) This Act is the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2005.
(2) In this Act, the Gambling Act 2003 is called “the principal Act”.
“the principal Act”
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
(1) Section 4(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, in the definition of game rules, after the word “particular”, the words “games, categories, classes, or”.
“particular”
“games, categories, classes, or”
(2) Section 4(1) of the principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of housie the words “that satisfies any applicable game rules, and where”, and substituting the words “in which”.
“that satisfies any applicable game rules, and where”
“in which”
Section 22(a)(i) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word “individuals”, and substituting the words “a person other than a society”.
“individuals”
“a person other than a society”
(1) Section 24(b) and (c) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words “exceeds $500 but”.
“exceeds $500 but”
(2) Section 24 of the principal Act is amended by adding, as subsection (2), the following subsection:
“(2) To avoid doubt, class 2 gambling is gambling that is not class 1 gambling.”
Section 100 of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word “gambling” wherever it appears, and substituting in each case the words “class 4”.
“gambling”
“class 4”
Section 104 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection (5), and substituting the following subsection:
“(5) In this section and section 105, gaming machine profits for a specified period means the turnover of the class 4 gambling in that period minus the total prizes paid in that period.”
Section 154(3) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word “approve”, the words “a person with a significant influence as”.
“approve”
“a person with a significant influence as”
Section 203(5) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word “society”, and substituting the words “licensed promoter”.
“society”
“licensed promoter”
Section 360(b) of the principal Act is amended by omitting the word “maximum”.
“maximum”
Section 367(1) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after the word “games” in both places where it appears, the words “, categories, classes, or forms of gambling”.
“games”
“, categories, classes, or forms of gambling”