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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Particular limits on numbers of gaming machines

90: Register of class 4 venue licences must be maintained

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"The government keeps a list of places with special licences to run games and must update it regularly."

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The Secretary has to keep a list of places that had a class 4 venue licence on 17 October 2001. If a new place replaces one of these places, the Secretary must update the list. The Secretary must add a note to the list if a place does not have a class 4 venue licence for 6 months or more after 17 October 2001. You can find more information about changes to this rule in the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013.

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Licensing of class 4 gambling: Particular limits on numbers of gaming machines

90Register of class 4 venue licences must be maintained

  1. The Secretary must maintain a register of places for which a class 4 venue licence was held on 17 October 2001, and, if a new place is substituted for such a place in accordance with a relocation policy, must amend the register accordingly.

  2. The Secretary must make an entry in the register if, at any time after 17 October 2001, there is a period of 6 months or more during which there is no class 4 venue licence for a class 4 venue to which subsection (1) applies.

Notes
  • Section 90(1): amended, on , by section 5 of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 71).