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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Territorial authority consent

99: Application for territorial authority consent

You could also call this:

"Asking a local council for permission to run a gambling venue"

If you want to get consent from a territorial authority, you must apply to the authority in the area where the class 4 venue is or will be. You need to give the authority the information they require to consider your application properly. When you apply, you must provide all the necessary details.

If you are applying to move a venue, you can only do this if the person running the existing venue agrees. This is part of following a relocation policy. You must get their agreement before you can apply.

You can find more information about the rules for applying to move a venue in section 9 of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013. This law was updated on 14 September 2013. It helps explain how to apply for consent to move a class 4 venue.

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Licensing of class 4 gambling: Territorial authority consent

99Application for territorial authority consent

  1. An application for a territorial authority consent must be made to the territorial authority for the district in which the class 4 venue is, or will be, located.

  2. The application must be accompanied by the information required by the territorial authority to enable it to consider the application properly.

  3. An application for consent in accordance with a relocation policy may be made only with the agreement of the venue operator of the existing venue.

Notes
  • Section 99(3): inserted, on , by section 9 of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 71).