Gambling Regulation Act 2024
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Application for certification of gambling product or gambling related service where standards in effect in accordance with section 123 | ||
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124. (1) Where the Authority publishes standards under section 123 (1) in relation to a gambling product or gambling related service, an application for a Business to Business gambling licence under section 125 , for renewal of the licence under section 127 or to vary the licence under section 128 , may not include an application in relation to the product or service concerned at any time after— | ||
(a) where the standards relate to the gambling products referred to in section 123 (1)(a)(i) or the gambling related services referred to in section 123 (1)(b)(i), the day following the third anniversary of the date of such publication in relation to the product or service concerned, or | ||
(b) where the standards relate to the gambling products referred to in section 123 (1)(a)(ii) or the gambling related services referred to in section 123 (1)(b)(ii), the day following the expiry of the period of 6 months from the date of such publication in relation to the product or service concerned, | ||
unless a certificate has issued in accordance with this section that the product or service concerned meets those standards. | ||
(2) On each occasion where the Authority amends or replaces standards under section 123 (3), an application under section 125 , 127 or 128 may not include an application in relation to a product or service the subject of those standards as amended or replaced at any time after— | ||
(a) where the standards relate to the gambling products referred to in section 123 (1)(a)(i) or the gambling related services referred to in section 123 (1)(b)(i), the day following the third anniversary of the date of publication of those standards as amended or replaced under section 123 (5), or | ||
(b) where the standards relate to the gambling products referred to in section 123 (1)(a)(ii) or the gambling related service referred to in section 123 (1)(b)(ii), the day following the expiry of the period of 6 months from the date of publication of the standards as amended or replaced under section 123 (5), | ||
unless a certificate has issued in accordance with this section that the product or service concerned meets those standards as amended or replaced. | ||
(3) An application may be made under this section by a manufacturer of a gambling product, in such form and manner as may be specified by the Authority, for a certificate that the gambling product meets the standards referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be. | ||
(4) An application may be made under this section by a provider of a gambling related service, in such form and manner as may be specified by the Authority, for a certificate that the gambling related service meets the standards referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be. | ||
(5) An application under subsection (3) or (4) shall be accompanied by— | ||
(a) such documents as may be specified by the Authority to enable it to determine if the gambling product or gambling related service concerned meets the standards which relate to that product or service, and | ||
(b) if applicable, such fee as may be prescribed by the Authority under section 38 . | ||
(6) The Authority shall, on receipt of an application under subsection (3) or (4) and the documents and fee referred to in subsection (5), where it is satisfied that a gambling product or gambling related service meets the standards referred to in subsection (1) or (2), as the case may be, issue a certificate to the manufacturer or provider concerned confirming that the product or service meets those standards. | ||
(7) Where the Authority refuses to grant an application under this section, it shall notify the manufacturer or provider concerned within 14 days of the date of the decision and the notice shall state— | ||
(a) the reasons for the decision, | ||
(b) that the manufacturer or provider, as the case may be, is entitled to appeal against the decision of the Authority in accordance with Part 9, and | ||
(c) the period within which such an appeal may be brought in accordance with that Part. |