Gambling Regulation Act 2024

Transitional provision: registers under Act of 1931

244. (1) A register maintained under section 8, 8A and 8B of the Act of 1931 shall, on and after the relevant date, continue to be maintained by the Revenue Commissioners for so long as the Act continues to apply in accordance with this Chapter—

(a) in the case of the register maintained under section 8, in respect of a premises to which that section applies,

(b) in the case of the register maintained under section 8A, in respect of a licensed bookmaker to which that section applies, and

(c) in the case of the register maintained under section 8B, in respect of a remote bookmaker’s licence or a remote betting intermediary’s licence to which that section applies.

(2) The Authority may, during the period a register is maintained in accordance with subsection (1) and before the register is transferred to the Authority under subsection (3), request information from the Revenue Commissioners contained in that register for the purpose of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act and the Revenue Commissioners shall comply with a request so made.

(3) A register maintained in accordance with subsection (1) shall, when the obligation to so maintain has concluded, be transferred to the Authority.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may retain the information contained in a register transferred under subsection (3) for the purposes of assisting the Authority in determining a first application for a gambling licence under this Act.

(5) The Authority may retain the information referred to in subsection (4) for a period of 24 months commencing on the relevant date.