Gambling Act 2005

Gambling Act 2005[1]
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision about gambling.
Citation2005 c. 19
Territorial extent England and Wales and Scotland (With the exception of Sections 43, 331 and 340 which also apply in Northern Ireland)
Dates
Royal assent7 April 2005
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Status: Amended
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard, at TheyWorkForYou
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Gambling Act 2005 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It mainly applies to England and Wales, and to Scotland, and is designed to control all forms of gambling. It transfers authority for licensing gambling from the magistrates' courts to local authorities (specifically unitary authorities, and the councils of metropolitan borough, non-metropolitan district and London boroughs), or to Scottish licensing boards. The Act also created the Gambling Commission.

  1. ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 362 Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine of this Act.