Gaming Act 1968 (repealed)

Part I — Gaming Elsewhere than on Premises Licensed or Registered under Part II of this Act

Gaming to which Part I applies

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Nature of game

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No charge for taking part in gaming

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No levy on stakes or winnings

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Gaming in public places

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General provisions as to gaming on premises licensed for retail sale of liquor

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Special provisions as to persons under 18

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Offences under Part I

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Part II — Gaming on Premises Licensed or Registered under this Part of this Act

Gaming to which Part II applies

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Gaming Board for Great Britain

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Provisions as to licensing and registration

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Who may participate in gaming to which Part II applies

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Restrictions on games to be played

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Charges for taking part in gaming

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Levy on stakes or winnings

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Provision of credit for gaming

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Exclusion of persons under 18

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Gaming on Sundays

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Approval by Board of certain persons connected with gaming

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Special provisions as to bingo clubs

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Special provisions as to gaming for prizes

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Further powers to regulate licensed club premises

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Offences under Part II

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Power of court to make disqualification order on conviction of certain offences

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Supplementary provisions as to disqualification orders

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Part III — Gaming by Means of Machines

Introductory

Scope of Part III

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Sale, supply and maintenance of machines

General restrictions

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Restrictions as to terms and conditions

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Application of ss. 27 and 28 to concessionaires

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Use of machines for gaming on premises licensed or registered under this Act

Registration under Part III

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Use of machines by virtue of licence or registration

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Power for licensing authority to authorise more than two machines

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Use of machines for gaming by way of amusement with prizes

Use of machines at non-commercial entertainments

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Other uses of machines for amusement purposes

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General restriction on other gaming by means of machines

Use of machines not falling within ss. 31 to 34

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Supplementary provisions

Removal of money from machines

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Regulations with respect to machines and records

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Offences under Part III

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Penalties under Part III

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Part IV — Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

Special charges for play at certain clubs and institutes,

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Gaming at entertainments not held for private gain

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Restrictions on advertisements relating to gaming

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Provision for inspectors and rights of entry and related rights

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Local authority not to maintain or contribute to premises licensed under Part II

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Forfeiture

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Service of documents

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Financial provisions

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Provision of information by licensing authorities and sheriff clerks

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Annual report of Board

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Regulations and orders

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Interpretation

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Minor and consequential amendments, and repeals

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Short title, extent and commencement

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SCHEDULE 1

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SCHEDULE 2

Introductory

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Certificate of consent for purposes of application for licence

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Application for grant of licence (general provisions)

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Application for grant of licence (initial period)

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The provisions of paragraphs 10 and 11 of this Schedule shall have effect with respect to any application made during the initial period in substitution for the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Schedule.

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• (1) Not later than fourteen days after the making of any such application to the licensing authority, the applicant shall cause notice of the making of the application to be published by means of an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the authority's area.

• (2) A notice published in pursuance of this paragraph shall specify the name of the applicant, the name of the club and the location of the relevant premises, shall indicate whether the application is for a bingo club licence or for a licence under this Act other than a bingo club licence, and shall state that any person who desires to object to the grant of the licence should send to the clerk to the licensing authority, before such date (not being earlier than fourteen days after the publication of the advertisement) as may be specified in the notice, two copies of a brief statement in writing of the grounds of his objection.

• (3) Not later than fourteen days before the date specified in the notice in accordance with the last preceding sub-paragraph, the applicant shall cause a like notice to be displayed outside the entrance to the relevant premises ; and the applicant shall take such steps as he reasonably can to keep that notice so displayed until that date.

• (4) A notice published or displayed under this paragraph shall not include any matter which is not required by the preceding provisions of this paragraph to be included in it.

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• (1) Not later than seven days after the publication of the newspaper containing the advertisement required by the last preceding paragraph, the applicant shall send a copy of that newspaper to the clerk to the licensing authority ; and the licensing authority shall not consider the application earlier than fourteen days after the date specified in the advertisement.

• (2) On or after the date so specified, but not less than seven days before the date appointed for the consideration of the application, the clerk to the licensing authority shall send notice in writing of the date, time and place of the meeting of the authority at which the application will be considered—

• (a) to the applicant;

• (b) to all the persons and bodies specified in paragraph 5(3) of this Schedule ; and

• (c) if the clerk has received from any other person an objection in writing which has not been withdrawn and the address of that person is known to the clerk, to that person.

• (3) The clerk to the licensing authority shall also cause notice of that meeting to be displayed at the place where the meeting is to be held in a position where the notice may conveniently be read by members of the public.

• (4) With the notice sent to the applicant in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph there shall be enclosed a copy of any objection to the grant of the licence which has been received by the clerk to the licensing authority and which has not been withdrawn.

Application for renewal of licence

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Proceedings on application for grant or renewal

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Grounds for refusal to grant or renew licence

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Restrictions attached to licence

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Regulations under section 22(3)

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Notification of advice given by Board

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Appeal in England or Wales by applicant

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Appeal in England or Wales by Board

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Appeal in Scotland by applicant

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Appeal in Scotland by Board

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Revocation by Board of certificate of consent

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Cancellation of licence by licensing authority or court

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Disqualification order on cancellation of licence

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Form and duration of licence

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Certificate of consent for purposes of application for transfer of licence

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Transfer of licence

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Revocation of certificate after transfer of licence

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Payment of fees

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Notification of change in directors of body corporate holding licence

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Relinquishment of licence

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SCHEDULE 3

Introductory

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Application for registration

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Application for renewal of registration

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• (1) At any time in March in each year, every licensing authority shall cause notice of the date, time and place appointed by the authority for the purpose of considering any applications for renewal of registration under Part II of this Act, specifying the clubs and institutes in respect of which such applications have been made to the licensing authority in that year, to be published by means of an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the authority's area.

• (2) A notice published in pursuance of the preceding sub-paragraph shall state that any person who desires to object to renewal of the registration of a particular club or institute specified in the notice should send to the clerk to the licensing authority, before 15th April, two copies of a brief statement in writing of the grounds of his objection.

• (3) On or after 15th April, but not less than seven days before the date fixed by the licensing authority for the consideration of applications for renewal of registration under Part II of this Act, the clerk to the licensing authority, if he has received from any person an objection in writing to renewal of the registration of a particular club or institute, and that objection has not been withdrawn, shall send a copy of the objection to the applicant for renewal of registration of that club or institute.

Proceedings on application for registration or renewal of registration

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Grounds for refusal to register or to renew registration

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Restrictions attached to registration

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Appeal by applicant

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Appeal by Board

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Cancellation of registration

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Issue and duration of registration certificates

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Payment of fees

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Relinquishment of registration

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SCHEDULE 4

Introductory

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Application for registration

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Application for renewal of registration

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Proceedings on application for registration or renewal of registration

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Grounds for refusal to register or to renew registration

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Restrictions attached to registration

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Cancellation of registration

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Issue and duration of registration certificates

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No appeal against determination of sheriff

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Payment of fees

22

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Relinquishment of registration

23

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SCHEDULE 5

Part I — Issue and Revocation of Certificates of Approval

Issue of certificate

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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Revocation of certificate

6

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7

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Payment of fees

8

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Part II — Pending Applications

9

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SCHEDULE 6

Issue and renewal of certificates

1

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2

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3

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Revocation of certificate

4

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5

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Payment of fees

6

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Grant of permits

7

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8

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Supplementary provisions

9

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SCHEDULE 7

Introductory

1

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2

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Application for registration

3

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Application for renewal of registration

4

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Proceedings on application for registration or renewal of registration

5

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6

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Grounds for refusal to register or to renew registration

7

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8

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9

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10

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Appeal by applicant

11

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12

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Cancellation of registration

13

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14

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15

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16

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17

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18

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19

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20

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Issue and duration of registration certificate

21

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22

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23

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Payment of fees

24

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Relinquishment of registration

25

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SCHEDULE 8

1

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2

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3

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4

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SCHEDULE 9

Authority responsible for grant and renewal of permits

1

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2

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Resolution by local authority as to grant or renewal of permits

3

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4

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Application for grant or renewal of permit

5

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6

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Grounds for refusal to grant or renew permit

7

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8

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Condition imposed on grant or renewal of permit

9

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10

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Appeal in England or Wales against decision of appropriate authority

11

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12

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13

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14

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Appeal in Scotland against decision of appropriate authority

15

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16

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17

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Duration of permit

18

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19

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20

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Payment of fees

21

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Supplementary provisions

22

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23

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SCHEDULE 10

1

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2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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SCHEDULE 11

Part I — Amendments of Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

PART II — Schedule substituted for Schedule 6 to Act of 1963

Authority responsible for grant and renewal of permits

1

• (1) In this Schedule "the Gaming Act Schedule" means Schedule 9 to the Gaming Act 1968 (which relates to permits under section 34 of that Act), " the appropriate authority " has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 1 of that Schedule, and " local authority " has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 3 of that Schedule.

• (2) In this Schedule, and in any provisions of the Gaming Act Schedule as applied by this Schedule, " permit" means a permit under section 49 of this Act.

2

Paragraph 2 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

Resolution by local authority as to grant or renewal of permits

3

Any local authority may pass either of the following resolutions, that is to say—

• (a) that (subject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule) the authority will not grant any permits in respect of premises of a class specified in the resolution ;

• (b) that (subject to paragraph 4 of this Schedule) the authority will neither grant nor renew any permit in respect of premises of a class specified in the resolution.

4

• (1) No resolution under. paragraph 3 of this Schedule shall have effect in relation to the grant or renewal of permits in respect of premises to which this paragraph applies.

• (2) This paragraph applies to any premises used or to be used wholly or mainly for the purposes of a pleasure fair consisting wholly or mainly of amusements.

Application for grant or renewal of permit

5

Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

Grounds for refusal to grant or renew permit

6

Where an application for the grant or renewal of a permit is made to a local authority, then if—

• (a) there is for the time being in force a resolution passed by that authority in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Schedule which is applicable to the premises to which the application relates, and

• (b) the permit could not be granted or renewed without contravening that resolution,

it shall be the duty of the authority to refuse to grant or renew the permit.

7

• (1) In the case of premises to which paragraph 4 of this Schedule applies—

• (a) the grant of a permit shall be at the discretion of the appropriate authority; but

• (b) the appropriate authority shall not refuse to renew a permit except either on the grounds that they or their authorised representatives have been refused reasonable facilities to inspect the premises or by reason of the conditions in which amusements with prizes have been provided on the premises. or the manner in which any such amusements have been conducted, while the permit has been in force.

• (2) In the case of premises other than premises to which paragraph 4 of this Schedule applies, the grant or renewal of a permit shall (subject to paragraph 6 of this Schedule) be at the discretion of the appropriate authority; and in particular, and without prejudice to the generality of that discretion, the appropriate authority may refuse to grant or renew any such permit on the grounds that, by reason of the purposes for which, or the persons by whom, or any circumstances in which, the premises are or are to be used, it is undesirable that amusements with prizes should be provided on those premises.

• (3) The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall have effect subject to section 49(3B) of this Act.

• (4) In this paragraph any reference to amusements with prizes includes any amusements provided by means of a machine to which Part III of the Gaming Act 1968 applies.

Appeal in England or Wales against decision of appropriate authority

8

Paragraph 11 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

9

The court of quarter sessions shall not allow an appeal under this Schedule if satisfied that, by virtue of paragraph 6 of this Schedule, it was the duty of the appropriate authority to refuse to grant or renew the permit.

10

Subject to paragraph 9 of this Schedule, on any such appeal the court of quarter sessions may by its order allow or dismiss the appeal, or reverse or vary any part of the decision of the appropriate authority, and may deal with the application as if it had been made to the court of quarter sessions in the first instance; and the judgment of the court of quarter sessions on the appeal shall be final.

11

Paragraph 14 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

Appeal in Scotland against decision of appropriate authority

12

Paragraph 15 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule.

13

The sheriff shall not allow an appeal under this Schedule if satisfied that, by virtue of paragraph 6 of this Schedule, it was the duty of the appropriate authority to refuse to grant or renew the permit.

14

• (1) Subject to paragraph 13 of this Schedule, on any such appeal the sheriff may either allow or dismiss the appeal, or reverse or vary any part of the decision of the appropriate authority, and may deal with the application as if it had been made to him in the first instance.

• (2) The decision of the sheriff on the appeal shall be final and may include such order as to the expenses of the appeal as he thinks proper.

Duration of permit

15

Paragraphs 18 to 20 of the Gaming Act Schedule shall have effect for the purposes of this Schedule, with the substitution, for the reference in paragraph 18 of that Schedule to section 39 of that Act, of a reference to section 49 of this Act.

Payment of fees

16

Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this Schedule, no permit shall be granted or renewed except on payment by the applicant to the appropriate authority or their clerk of a fee of twenty-five shillings.

Supplementary provisions

17

The grant or renewal of a permit shall not be invalidated by any failure to comply with paragraph 6 of this Schedule ; and any duty of a local authority to comply with that paragraph shall not be enforceable by any legal proceedings.

Part III — Amendments of other Enactments

SCHEDULE 12

Gaming to which Part I applies.

Local authority not to maintain or contribute to premises licensed under Part II.

51A

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5A

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2A

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Application for continuance of certificate following change of controller of body corporate.

35A

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63A

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Notification of change in shareholding in public company

64A

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Restriction attached to registration

10A

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10B

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20A

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24

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Part II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

In Schedule 2—

Editorial notes

[^key-87e30ff7e62fdffc2412e0fb56406f79]: Act repealed (1.10.2005 for purposes of the repeal of s. 10, Sch. 1, 1.9.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356(3), 358(1), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2005/2455, art. 2(1), Sch.; S.I. 2006/3272, art. 4 (with arts 7-12, Sch. 4)

Local authority not to maintain or contribute to premises licensed under Part II.

In Schedule 2—

Offences by bodies corporate.

In Schedule 2—

1A

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20ZA

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10AA

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