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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Net proceeds and costs of class 4 gambling

115A: Duty on grant recipients

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"Using grant money from gambling: follow the rules and use it for the right purpose"

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If you get a grant from the money made from class 4 gambling, you must use it for the exact purpose you were given the grant for. You must also follow any rules that come with the grant, as long as they are consistent with the Gambling Act 2003. You have to use the grant in a way that meets the conditions of the grant and the law. If you do not use the grant correctly, you can be charged with an offence and may have to pay a fine of up to $10,000.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Net proceeds and costs of class 4 gambling

115ADuty on grant recipients

  1. A grant recipient who receives a grant of net proceeds from class 4 gambling must use the grant—

  2. only for the specific authorised purpose for which it was granted; and
    1. in accordance with any conditions consistent with this Act attaching to the grant.

      1. A grant recipient who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

      Notes
      • Section 115A: inserted, on , by section 70 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).