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Gambling Act 2003

Institutions - Gambling Commission

225: Gambling Commission is Commission of Inquiry

You could also call this:

"The Gambling Commission has special powers like a Commission of Inquiry to help it make decisions."

The Gambling Commission is treated like a Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908. This means the rules in the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 apply to the Gambling Commission. You can think of the Gambling Commission as having the same powers as a Commission of Inquiry.

The Gambling Commission cannot own property or employ people. It has certain limits on what it can do. The rules that apply to the Gambling Commission are set out in the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.

The Gambling Commission gets extra powers from the Gambling Act, which are in addition to the powers it gets from the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908. This means the Gambling Commission can do more things because of the Gambling Act.

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Part 3Institutions
Gambling Commission

225Gambling Commission is Commission of Inquiry

  1. Within the scope of its jurisdiction, and subject to this Act, the Gambling Commission (including any division) must be treated as if it were a Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.

  2. Accordingly, the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 applies to the Gambling Commission.

  3. The Gambling Commission has no power to—

  4. acquire, hold, or alienate property; or
    1. employ people.

      1. Powers conferred on the Gambling Commission by this subpart are additional to powers conferred on the Gambling Commission by the application of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.