§ 83 — Licensee empowered to remove or detain excluded persons, etc.

83.—(1) It is lawful for the licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, to do any of the following using no more force than is reasonably necessary:(a)

to refuse entry to the licensee’s approved gambling venue during the restricted period of the approved gambling venue;

(b)

to remove or cause to be removed from the licensee’s approved gambling venue during the restricted period of the approved gambling venue,

any underaged individual or excluded person whose name and particulars are at that time on the list of excluded persons provided or made available by the NCPG to the licensee.

(2) A licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, may require any individual whom the licensee, gambling service agent or employee has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or attempting to commit an offence under section 31, 32 or 33 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee —(a)

to give the individual’s correct age, name and address; and

(b)

to either —(i)

give satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person; or

(ii)

declare whether or not the individual is an underaged individual or an excluded person or give satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person.

(3) A licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, may detain —(a)

in a suitable place on or near the approved gambling venue;

(b)

using no more force than may be reasonably necessary; and

(c)

in accordance with subsection (4),

any individual whom the licensee, gambling service agent or employee has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or attempting to commit an offence under section 28, 31, 32 or 33 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee, until the arrival at the place of detention of a police officer or an authorised officer, but in no case exceeding 2 hours.

(4) An individual detained under subsection (3) must immediately be informed of the reasons for the detention, and the individual actually effecting the detention must immediately notify a police officer or an authorised officer of the detention and the reasons for doing so.

—(1) It is lawful for the licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, to do any of the following using no more force than is reasonably necessary:(a)

to refuse entry to the licensee’s approved gambling venue during the restricted period of the approved gambling venue;

(b)

to remove or cause to be removed from the licensee’s approved gambling venue during the restricted period of the approved gambling venue,

any underaged individual or excluded person whose name and particulars are at that time on the list of excluded persons provided or made available by the NCPG to the licensee.

(2) A licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, may require any individual whom the licensee, gambling service agent or employee has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or attempting to commit an offence under section 31, 32 or 33 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee —(a)

to give the individual’s correct age, name and address; and

(b)

to either —(i)

give satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person; or

(ii)

declare whether or not the individual is an underaged individual or an excluded person or give satisfactory evidence verifying his or her age or his or her not being an excluded person.

(3) A licensee or gambling service agent of a licensee, or an employee of a licensee or a gambling service agent of a licensee, may detain —(a)

in a suitable place on or near the approved gambling venue;

(b)

using no more force than may be reasonably necessary; and

(c)

in accordance with subsection (4),

any individual whom the licensee, gambling service agent or employee has reasonable grounds to suspect is committing or attempting to commit an offence under section 28, 31, 32 or 33 on an approved gambling venue of the licensee, until the arrival at the place of detention of a police officer or an authorised officer, but in no case exceeding 2 hours.

(4) An individual detained under subsection (3) must immediately be informed of the reasons for the detention, and the individual actually effecting the detention must immediately notify a police officer or an authorised officer of the detention and the reasons for doing so.