§ Order of the Day for the House to be put into Committee, read.
§ Moved, That the House do now resolve itself into Committee.—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House in Committee accordingly.
§ [The EARL OF DONOUGHMORE in the Chair.]
§ Clause 1:
§ Penalties.
§ 1. Any person who in the United Kingdom writes, prints, publishes, or circulates any advertisement of any tipster's business, whether such business is carried on in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and any bookmaker who, in pursuit of his business, circulates to his clients any printed matter other than the usual rules setting forth the terms on which he transacts such business, whether such business is carried on in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or who causes or procures any of those things to be done, or assists therein, shall be liable—
- (a) For a first offence, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for three months;
- (b) For a second or subsequent offence, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for six months.
§ LORD NEWTON moved to omit the words "circulates to his clients any printed matter other than the usual rules setting forth the terms on which he transacts such business," and to insert the words in his Amendment.
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Amendment moved—
Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out from ("business") to ("whether") in line 11, and insert ("issues any notice or circular other than an advertisement in any registered newspaper or the usual communication proper to the conduct of his business with his clients").—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 1, as amended, agreed to.
§ Clause 2:
§ Definitions.
§ 2. "A bookmaker" shall mean any person who conducts any business or agency for the making of bets or wagers, or for the receipt of any money or valuable thing as the consideration for a bet or wager, in connection with any race, fight, game, sport, or exercise. "Tipster's business" shall mean any business or agency carried on solely or mainly for receiving money or any other payment for advice relating to bets or wagers in connection with any race, fight, game, sport, or exercise.
513§ LORD NEWTON moved to add at the end of the clause the words, "but shall not include a registered newspaper."
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Amendment moved—
Clause 2, page 2, line 4, after ("exercise") insert ("but shall not include a registered newspaper").—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 2, as amended, agreed to.
§ LORD NEWTON moved the insertion of a new clause after Clause 2.
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Amendment moved—
After Clause 2, insert the following new clause
§ Interpretation of 44 & 45 Vict. c. 60.
§ The word "newspaper" shall bear the same meaning as in the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act, 1881.—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clauses 3 and 4 agreed to.
§ Clause 5:
§ Commencement and short title.
§ 5. This Act shall come into operation on the first day of October one thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and may be cited as the Betting Inducements Act, 1914.
§ LORD NEWTON moved to delete the words, "shall come into operation on the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen."
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Amendment moved—
Clause 5, page 2, line 21, leave out from ("Act") to ("may") in line 22.—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Clause 5, as amended, agreed to.
§ Title:
§ An Act to prevent or restrict the writing, printing, publishing, or circulating in the United Kingdom of advertisements of any betting or tipster's business.
§ LORD NEWTON moved to delete the words "or restrict" and also the words "betting or," and to add at the end of the Title the words in his Amendment.
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Amendment moved—
In the Title, line 1, leave out ("or restrict")
In the title line 3, leave out ("betting or") and after ("business") insert ("and to prevent the issue of circulars other than to clients by bookmakers inviting betting business").—(Lord Newton.)
§ On Question, Amendment agreed to.
§ Title, as amended, agreed to.
§ The Report of Amendments to be received To-morrow, and Bill to be printed as amended. (No. 33.)