Gambling Regulation Act 2024
Information and documentation to accompany application where gambling activity to be provided in-person | ||
98. (1) The information and documentation referred to in section 96 (1)(h)(i), 104 (1)(e)(i) and 116 (2) is, in respect of each premises where it is proposed to provide a gambling activity: | ||
(a) identification of the location of the premises where it is proposed to provide the activity and append such maps and plans, on such scale, as are sufficient to enable clear identification of that location; | ||
(b) documentary evidence that the proposed licensee, or where applicable, a relevant officer or beneficial owner of the proposed licensee, is the owner or occupier of the premises; | ||
(c) where requested by the Authority following its consideration of the information provided under paragraph (a), details relating to— | ||
(i) the size and layout of the premises, including all entry and exit points, | ||
(ii) the lighting provided or to be provided in the premises, | ||
(iii) the size and location of the proposed area in the premises where gambling activities are to be conducted and the position of equipment, including games, machines or tables, to be used for gambling in the premises, | ||
(iv) security measures in place including closed circuit television (or CCTV) systems for both internal and external security, | ||
(v) non-gambling areas and features to separate and distinguish such areas from areas where gambling activities will be conducted, or | ||
(vi) the size and location of external space, signs and lighting; | ||
(d) confirmation as to whether— | ||
(i) a certificate of suitability of premises was refused under the Act of 1931 in respect of the premises and if so, the reasons given for such refusal, | ||
(ii) a court ever issued a direction under the Act of 1931 that the premises be removed from the register of bookmaking offices (within the meaning of that Act) and if so, the reasons given for such removal, and | ||
(iii) the proposed licensee or, where applicable, a relevant officer or beneficial owner of a proposed licensee, has been convicted of an offence in relation to the premises while it was registered in the register of bookmaking offices under the Act of 1931; | ||
(e) such supporting documentation, relating to the matters set out in paragraphs (a) to (d), as the Authority may specify; | ||
(f) such other information, relating to the premises, as the Authority may specify. | ||
(2) The information referred to in section 96 (1)(h)(ii) and 104 (1)(e)(ii) is, in respect of each premises where it is proposed to permit children on the premises— | ||
(a) a statement of the reasons why children should be permitted on the premises, and | ||
(b) details of all activities, other than gambling activities, that will be provided on the premises. | ||
(3) The information and documentation referred to in section 96 (1)(i) and 104 (1)(f) is, in respect of each premises where it is proposed to provide an automated teller machine— | ||
(a) the number of automated teller machines (if any) already available on the premises, | ||
(b) the number of automated teller machines sought to be provided on the premises, | ||
(c) the proximity of the premises to the nearest automated teller machine located outside the premises, | ||
(d) details of all activities, other than gambling activities, that will be provided on the premises, and | ||
(e) identification, on the maps and plans provided under subsection (1) of— | ||
(i) any automated teller machines referred to in paragraph (a), and | ||
(ii) the proposed location of any automated teller machines sought to be provided on the premises. |