James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 45:

In page 64, to delete lines 33 to 36 and substitute the following: “(2) Where the court is of the view that, having regard to the matters referred to in subsection (1), the offence is sufficiently serious, it may, in addition to suspending or revoking the gambling licence referred to in that subsection, suspend for a specified period or revoke any other gambling licence held by the licensee.”.

On review of section 80(2), it was noted that there could be some ambiguity attached to it. It had been redrafted in amendment No. 45, so explicitly allowing for the possibility of suspension or revocation of any of the gambling licences held via licence, having regard to the nature of an offence committed and circumstances of the offence. Some licensees might hold several gambling licences. This section aims to ensure that a licensee who has committed a serious offence cannot seek to avoid punishment by shifting activity between his or her various licences.

Amendment No. 46 extends the provision that suspension or revocation of a licence under subsection (1) to apply to subsection (2) as well, that is, that such suspensions or revocations do not commence until any appeals against them are resolved.

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