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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Renewal or amendment of class 4 venue licence

72: Renewal of class 4 venue licence

You could also call this:

"How to renew a licence for a place where people can gamble"

If you want to renew your class 4 venue licence, you can apply to the Secretary before it expires. You need to fill out the right form and include any extra information the Secretary asks for, which is listed in section 65. The Secretary might send your application back if it's not complete.

The Secretary will look at your application like it's a new one, using the same rules as in sections 66 and 67. The Secretary can refuse to renew your licence if you don't have the right operator's licence, or if they're not happy with the results of their investigation, which looks at things mentioned in section 67.

The Secretary also needs to be sure you follow the rules, including those in section 69A, and that you will keep following them. If you apply for renewal before your licence expires, and the Secretary hasn't refused your application, your licence will still be valid after it expires, unless your operator's licence is cancelled or suspended.

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Licensing of class 4 gambling: Renewal or amendment of class 4 venue licence

72Renewal of class 4 venue licence

  1. A corporate society may apply to the Secretary for a renewal of its class 4 venue licence before the expiry of the licence.

  2. An application must be on the relevant standard form and be accompanied by any items listed in section 65 that the Secretary requests in order to consider the application and effect the renewal.

  3. The Secretary may return an incomplete application, and the accompanying documents and any fee, to an applicant.

  4. Sections 66 and 67 apply to an application for renewal as if it were an application for a class 4 venue licence.

  5. The Secretary must refuse to renew a class 4 venue licence if—

  6. the applicant does not hold the associated operator’s licence; or
    1. any investigations carried out by the Secretary cause the Secretary not to be satisfied about any of the matters specified in section 67; or
      1. the Secretary is not satisfied that the applicant complies with section 69A; or
        1. the Secretary is not satisfied that the applicant will comply with all relevant requirements of this Act, including the obligations set out in section 69A, minimum standards, game rules, Gazette notices, and licence conditions.

          1. Unless the associated operator’s licence is cancelled, suspended, or not renewed, a class 4 venue licence continues in force after its expiry date if—

          2. the corporate society has applied for renewal before the expiry date; and
            1. the application has not been refused.

              Notes
              • Section 72(5): replaced, on , by section 43 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).