Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Grant of class 4 venue licence

71: Significant changes in relation to class 4 venue licence must be notified

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"Tell the government about big changes to your class 4 venue licence"

If you have a class 4 venue licence, you must tell the Secretary if certain things happen. You need to notify the Secretary if a key person is convicted of a crime, or if they go bankrupt. You also need to tell the Secretary if the venue manager changes or if the venue itself changes.

You must notify the Secretary before or as soon as possible after one of these events happens. The Secretary can then decide what to do next, which might include asking you to apply for a change to your licence or suspending your licence. The Secretary's decision will be based on the information you provide, and they will follow the same rules as if you were applying for a new licence, as outlined in section 66, or they might use the rules in sections 74 and 75 to suspend or cancel your licence.

If you have not been using your venue for class 4 gambling for more than four weeks, you must surrender your licence, unless the Secretary agrees to let you keep it for a bit longer, as stated in section 79(1)(a). You might also be asked to apply for a change to your licence under section 73. The Secretary will look at the rules of racing made under section 37 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 when making their decision.

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Licensing of class 4 gambling: Grant of class 4 venue licence

71Significant changes in relation to class 4 venue licence must be notified

  1. A corporate society holding a class 4 venue licence must notify the Secretary, and provide details, if any of the following things occur:

  2. a key person in relation to the class 4 venue licence is convicted of a relevant offence:
    1. a key person in relation to the class 4 venue licence is placed in receivership, goes into liquidation, or is adjudged bankrupt:
      1. a key person in relation to a class 4 venue licence breaches a rule of racing made under section 37 of the Racing Industry Act 2020:
        1. the venue manager ceases to be the venue manager or is incapable of performing the duties of his or her position:
          1. the venue manager changes:
            1. the venue operator changes:
              1. the nature of the class 4 venue changes:
                1. the corporate society has not conducted class 4 gambling at the venue for a period of more than 4 weeks (in which case the class 4 venue licence must be surrendered, under section 79(1)(a), unless the Secretary agrees that the venue may remain inactive for a further specified period).
                  1. Notification must be made before, or as soon as practicable after, an event listed in subsection (1) occurs.

                  2. The powers and obligations in section 66 apply to a notification as if the notification were an application for a class 4 venue licence.

                  3. The Secretary may require the corporate society to apply for an amendment under section 73, or may invoke the suspension or cancellation provisions under sections 74 and 75, as a result of the notification.

                  Notes
                  • Section 71(1)(c): amended, on , by section 129 of the Racing Industry Act 2020 (2020 No 28).
                  • Section 71(1)(da): inserted, on , by section 42(1) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
                  • Section 71(1)(g): amended, on , by section 42(2) of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).