Territorial Extent Schedule 3: Amendment of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c.39) Part 2: the Gambling Commission Section 27: Compliance
113.This section gives the Commission power to undertake activities for the purpose of assessing compliance with the provisions of the Act, or whether an offence has been committed under the Act. In particular, the Commission will be able to use children and young persons in test purchasing activities to assess whether the provisions for prevention of under-age gambling in Part 4 of the Act are being complied with. Section 64 exempts children, and people acting in the course of their duty, from committing an offence in these circumstances.