A person who intends to make an application for the grant of a gaming machine certificate shall—
not more than 6 weeks or less than 2 weeks before the time of the court sitting at which the application is to be made, cause notice of the application to be published at least once in 2 newspapers circulating in the vicinity of the premises in which the applicant carries on his business and in the area in which he resides;
not less than 3 weeks before that time, serve notice of the application upon the clerk of petty sessions and at the same time serve a copy of the notice upon—
the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division in which the premises in which the applicant carries on his business are situated; and
where the applicant resides in some other police sub-division, the sub-divisional commander of that sub-division.