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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Grant of class 4 operator’s licence

53: Content and conditions of class 4 operator’s licence

You could also call this:

"What's on a class 4 gambling licence and the rules that come with it"

When you get a class 4 operator's licence, it must have some important information on it. This includes the name of the group that holds the licence, when it starts and ends, and what the money from gambling will be used for. The Secretary can also add other conditions to the licence. The Secretary can decide when the licence will expire, as long as it is not more than three years after it starts. The conditions on the licence might include things like how to stop people from getting into trouble with gambling, how to manage the gambling and the money from it, and how to make sure people know their chances of winning. If the Secretary wants to change or add conditions to the licence, they must tell the group that holds the licence about their right to appeal the decision and how to do it, which is explained in section 61.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Grant of class 4 operator’s licence

53Content and conditions of class 4 operator’s licence

  1. A class 4 operator’s licence must include the following information and conditions:

  2. the name of the corporate society that holds the licence; and
    1. the commencement date and expiry date of the licence; and
      1. a specific description of the authorised purposes to or for which net proceeds from the class 4 gambling are intended to be applied or distributed; and
        1. any other information or conditions added by the Secretary.

          1. The Secretary may specify any expiry date for a class 4 operator’s licence that is not more than 3 years after the commencement date of that licence.

          2. The conditions that the Secretary may add to a class 4 operator’s licence include—

          3. conditions intended to minimise the risk of problem gambling:
            1. conditions concerning the management of the gambling, including the records that must be maintained and reporting requirements:
              1. conditions concerning the management, application, and distribution of funds derived from gambling and from the investment of those funds:
                1. conditions that restrict the authorised purposes to or for which net proceeds from the class 4 gambling may be applied or distributed:
                  1. conditions requiring the corporate society to inform players of the odds of winning, and specifying how that information is to be displayed or provided:
                    1. conditions encouraging responsible gambling:
                      1. any other conditions consistent with this Act that the Secretary considers will promote or ensure compliance with this Act.

                        1. The Secretary may—

                        2. amend or revoke a condition of a class 4 operator’s licence; or
                          1. add new conditions to a class 4 operator’s licence.

                            1. If the Secretary decides to amend or revoke a condition or add a new condition to a class 4 operator’s licence, the Secretary must notify the corporate society of—

                            2. the right to appeal the decision; and
                              1. the process to be followed for an appeal under section 61.

                                Notes
                                • Section 53(1): amended, on , by section 30(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
                                • Section 53(1)(b): amended, on , by section 12(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 90).
                                • Section 53(1A): inserted, on , by section 12(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 90).
                                • Section 53(2)(a): amended, on , by section 30(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).