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Version date: 15 April 2015 - onwards
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2. Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act

Section 1 of the Principal Act is amended by -

(a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "licensed bookmaker":

"'licensed bookmaker' means a person who is the holder of a bookmaker's licence;",

(b) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of "registered premises":

"'registered premises' means premises for the time being registered in the register of bookmaking offices;",

and

(c) the insertion of the following definitions:

"'bookmaker' means a person, who in the course of business, takes bets, sets odds and undertakes to pay out on winning bets;

'bookmaker's licence' means a licence issued -

(a) under subsection (3) of section 7 (inserted by section 13 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015), or

(b) in accordance with section 7A (inserted by subsection (2) of section 64 of the Irish Horseracing Industry Act 1994);

'certificate of personal fitness' has the meaning assigned to it by the following:

(a) section 4 (inserted by section 7 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015);

(b) section 5 (inserted by section 8 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015); and

(c) section 5A (inserted by section 9 of the Betting (Amendment) Act 2015);