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Gambling Act 2003

Gambling - Licensing of casino gambling - Certificates of approval

166: Application for suspension or cancellation of certificate of approval

You could also call this:

"Apply to stop or cancel a gambling worker's approval"

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If you want to suspend or cancel a certificate of approval, you can apply to the Secretary. You can be a constable or a gambling inspector to make this application. You are asking the Secretary to either suspend or cancel the certificate. You need to fill out the application form and give the Secretary the information they need. You must also send a copy of the application to the person who holds the certificate of approval and to the casino operator if the certificate holder works at a casino.

If the Secretary thinks there is a good reason to suspend or cancel the certificate, they will ask the casino operator for the certificate holder's contact details if needed. The Secretary will then write to the certificate holder, sending them a copy of the application, and tell them they can make a written submission or ask for a hearing. At the hearing, the certificate holder can speak, call witnesses, and ask them questions.

If the certificate holder asks for a hearing or the Secretary decides to have one, the Secretary will set a date and time for the hearing and tell the certificate holder and the person who made the application. The Secretary does not have to follow a specific procedure when considering the application and having the hearing. The Secretary must think about what the person who made the application and the certificate holder say when making a decision.

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Part 2Gambling
Licensing of casino gambling: Certificates of approval

166Application for suspension or cancellation of certificate of approval

  1. A constable or a gambling inspector may apply to the Secretary for an order—

  2. suspending a certificate of approval; or
    1. cancelling a certificate of approval.

      1. An application for an order must—

      2. be made in the relevant form and manner; and
        1. contain the relevant information.

          1. The applicant must send or give a copy of the application to the holder of the certificate of approval and to the holder of the relevant casino operator’s licence if the holder of the certificate of approval is employed in a casino or engaged by a casino licence holder.

          2. The holder of the relevant casino operator’s licence must provide to the Secretary, on request, the latest contact details of the holder of the certificate of approval if the holder of the certificate of approval is employed in a casino or engaged by a casino licence holder.

          3. If the Secretary is satisfied that there are grounds to consider suspending or cancelling a certificate of approval, the Secretary must—

          4. obtain from the holder of the relevant casino operator’s licence (if any) the contact details of the certificate of approval holder; and
            1. write to the holder of the certificate of approval, enclosing a copy of the application, advising the person that—
              1. he or she may make a written submission to the Secretary on the application; and
                1. he or she may request, and appear at, a hearing (whether personally or by counsel) and may call, examine, and cross-examine witnesses.

                2. If the holder of the certificate of approval requests a hearing or the Secretary decides to hold a hearing, the Secretary must—

                3. fix the earliest practicable date for the hearing; and
                  1. notify the holder of the certificate of approval and the applicant of the date, time, and place of the hearing, which must be no earlier than 15 working days after the notification.

                    1. In considering an application and conducting any hearing, the Secretary—

                    2. is not bound to follow any formal procedure; and
                      1. must consider any submission or information provided to him or her by the applicant and the holder of the certificate of approval.

                        Compare
                        • 1990 No 62 s 93
                        Notes
                        • Section 166(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
                        • Section 166(6): amended, on , by section 81 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).