180Vicarious liability of bookmakers

180 Vicarious liability of bookmakers

(1)  If a registered bookmaker's agent or other person acting or purportedly acting for or on behalf of a registered bookmaker commits an act that would constitute an offence against this Act if committed by the bookmaker –

(a) the bookmaker is taken to have also committed the act; and

(b) the bookmaker may be charged with and convicted of the offence unless the bookmaker proves that the act was committed without the bookmaker’s knowledge or consent.

(2)  Subsection (1) has effect whether or not the registered bookmaker's agent or other person acting or purportedly acting for the registered bookmaker is charged with or convicted of the offence.