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Unlawful Gambling Act 1998
37Declared gambling premises—offence of being on premises without lawful excuse
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#### 37 Declared gambling premises—offence of being on premises without lawful excuse
37 Declared gambling premises—offence of being on premises without lawful excuse
> > (1) A person who is found on, or who is found entering or leaving, declared gambling premises—
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> > > (a) after the publishing of a notice of the making of—
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> > > > (i) an interim declaration in accordance with section 21 (4), or
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> > > > (ii) a final declaration in accordance with section 27 (3), and
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> > > (b) while the declaration concerned is in force,
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> > is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > • for a first offence—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both),
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> > > • for a second or subsequent offence—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both).
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> > (2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section if the person proves that he or she was on, or was entering, the declared gambling premises for a lawful purpose or excuse.