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Cancellation of licences or registration by court.
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12.—(1) Whenever a licensed bookmaker is convicted of any crime or of any offence under this or any other Act and the Court by or before whom such bookmaker is so convicted is of opinion that such crime or offence was of such nature or character or was committed in such circumstances that the commission thereof rendered such bookmaker unfit to continue to hold a bookmaker's licence, such Court may when imposing sentence revoke the bookmaker's licence held by such bookmaker.
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(2) Whenever the registered proprietor of any registered premises is convicted of an offence under any section of this Act in relation to such premises and the Court by or before whom such proprietor is so convicted is of opinion that, having regard to the nature and character of the offence and the circumstances in which it was committed, it is not expedient that such premises should continue to be registered in the register of bookmaking offices, such Court may, when imposing sentence and with or without revoking the bookmaker's licence held by such proprietor direct that such premises be removed from the register of bookmaking offices.
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(3) Whenever a bookmaker's licence is revoked by a court under this section or a court directs under this section any registered premises to be removed from the register of bookmaking offices, the registrar, clerk, or other principal officer of such court shall communicate the fact of such revocation or such direction (as the case may be) to the Revenue Commissioners and the Revenue Commissioners shall thereupon record such revocation or remove such premises from the register of bookmaking offices, as the case may require.
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(4) Whenever a bookmaker's licence is revoked under this section, the bookmaker or other person who has possession or custody of such licence at the time of such revocation shall within seven days after such revocation deliver such licence to an officer of customs and excise and such officer shall forthwith cancel such licence, and every such bookmaker or other person who fails so to deliver such licence shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to an excise penalty of ten pounds.
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