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Gambling Act 2003

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

73: Amending class 4 venue licence

You could also call this:

"Changing a gambling venue's licence: how to make changes to a class 4 venue licence"

If you want to make changes to your class 4 venue licence, you must apply to the Secretary. You need to do this if you want to change any gambling equipment, add more gaming machines, or change any conditions of your licence. You have to fill out the standard form and give the Secretary any information they ask for, as listed in section 65.

The Secretary can send your application back if it is not complete. They will also return any documents and fees you sent with it. When you apply to make changes to your licence, the Secretary will consider your application in a similar way to when you first applied for the licence, following the rules in sections 66 and 67.

The Secretary can refuse to make changes to your licence if you do not have the right operator's licence, or if they are not satisfied with the results of their investigations, as outlined in section 67. They can also refuse if you do not comply with section 69A, or if you will not follow all the rules and conditions of the licence, including minimum standards and game rules, as well as any Gazette notices.

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

73Amending class 4 venue licence

  1. A corporate society must apply to the Secretary to amend its class 4 venue licence if the corporate society proposes to—

  2. change any gambling equipment at the venue; or
    1. increase the number of gaming machines that it may operate at the venue; or
      1. change any condition of the licence or any procedure that is a condition of the licence.

        1. 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 amendment.

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

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

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

        5. 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.

                Notes
                • Section 73(5): replaced, on , by section 44 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).