Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of class 4 gambling - Territorial authority consent

101: Territorial authority must adopt class 4 venue policy

You could also call this:

"Councils must make rules about gambling venues in their area"

When a territorial authority makes rules about class 4 venues, you need to know they have to think about how gambling affects their community. They must make a policy within six months of this law starting. The territorial authority's policy must say if class 4 venues can be set up in their area and where they can be located. They can also decide how many gaming machines can be in each venue and make a relocation policy, which is a plan for when a venue wants to move to a new location, and in some cases, section 97A will apply.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of class 4 gambling: Territorial authority consent

101Territorial authority must adopt class 4 venue policy

  1. A territorial authority must, within 6 months after the commencement of this section, adopt a policy on class 4 venues.

  2. In adopting a policy, the territorial authority must have regard to the social impact of gambling within the territorial authority district.

  3. The policy—

  4. must specify whether or not class 4 venues may be established in the territorial authority district and, if so, where they may be located; and
    1. may specify any restrictions on the maximum number of gaming machines that may be operated at a class 4 venue; and
      1. may include a relocation policy.
        1. In determining its policy on whether class 4 venues may be established in the territorial authority district, where any venue may be located, and any restrictions on the maximum number of gaming machines that may be operated at venues, the territorial authority may have regard to any relevant matters, including:

        2. the characteristics of the district and parts of the district:
          1. the location of kindergartens, early childhood centres, schools, places of worship, and other community facilities:
            1. the number of gaming machines that should be permitted to operate at any venue or class of venue:
              1. the cumulative effects of additional opportunities for gambling in the district:
                1. how close any venue should be permitted to be to any other venue:
                  1. what the primary activity at any venue should be.
                    1. A relocation policy is a policy setting out if and when the territorial authority will grant consent in respect of a venue within its district where the venue is intended to replace an existing venue (within the district) to which a class 4 venue licence applies (in which case section 97A applies).

                    Notes
                    • Section 101(3)(b): amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 71).
                    • Section 101(3)(c): inserted, on , by section 10(2) of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 71).
                    • Section 101(5): inserted, on , by section 10(3) of the Gambling (Gambling Harm Reduction) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 71).