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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Applications for class 4 operator’s licence

51: Secretary must investigate applicant for class 4 operator’s licence

You could also call this:

"The government checks you out when you apply for a special gambling licence."

When you apply for a class 4 operator's licence, the Secretary must investigate you. The Secretary will look into whether you and the key people involved are eligible and suitable for the licence. They will do this by gathering information.

The Secretary can ask you and the key people to provide more information about your application. They can also ask for an independent investigation into your financial situation and credit history. The Secretary can ask the Police, government agencies, or racing codes for information about you.

If a racing code is asked for information, they must provide any details they have about you breaking racing rules or being convicted of an offence under the Racing Industry Act 2020 in the last 7 years. You must provide the information the Secretary asks for as soon as reasonably possible.

The Secretary's investigation will help them decide whether to grant you a class 4 operator's licence. They can use all the information they gather to make this decision. The Secretary has the power to do what they think is necessary to investigate your application.

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Licensing of class 4 gambling: Applications for class 4 operator’s licence

51Secretary must investigate applicant for class 4 operator’s licence

  1. The Secretary must undertake any investigations the Secretary considers necessary to determine whether the applicant and the key persons are eligible and suitable for the applicant to be granted a class 4 operator’s licence.

  2. In undertaking investigations, the Secretary may—

  3. require the applicant and any key person to provide further information relating to the application and to undergo an independent investigation into its financial position and credit history by a person nominated by the Secretary:
    1. require the Police, a government agency (except for the Inland Revenue Department), or a racing code to provide information about, or comment on, the applicant and any key person or other matters concerning the application:
      1. refer to the Police a copy of the application and any further information provided by the applicant and any key person.

        1. If a racing code is required to provide information about a person, then it must provide any information that it holds that relates to—

        2. breaches, within the last 7 years, by the person of any rules of racing made under the Racing Industry Act 2020 or the previous racing Acts; or
          1. the conviction, within the last 7 years, of the person for an offence against the Racing Industry Act 2020 or the previous racing Acts.

            1. A person required to provide information under this section must provide the information as promptly as is reasonable in the circumstances.

            2. Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).

            Notes
            • Section 51(3)(a): amended, on , by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).
            • Section 51(3)(a): amended, on , by section 27 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
            • Section 51(3)(b): amended, on , by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).
            • Section 51(3)(b): amended, on , by section 27 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).