Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982

Replacement of main licensing provision

1 For section 10 of the [1845 c. 109.] Gaming Act 1845 (grant and transfer of billiard licences) substitute the following section—

“10 Billiard licences.

(1) The licensing justices for any licensing dis-licences may at any licensing sessions held by them in pursuance of section 2(3) of the Licensing Act 1964—

(a) grant billiard licences to such persons as the justices shall in their discretion deem fit and proper persons to keep public billiard tables and bagatelle boards or instruments used in any game of the like kind;

(b) transfer such billiard licences to such other persons as they in their discretion shall deem fit and proper to continue to hold the same.

(2) The provisions of Part II of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 1964 (which relate to the holding of licensing sessions) and the provisions of Schedule 2 to that Act (which relate to the procedure to be followed in connection with applications for justices' licences) shall apply in relation to applications for the grant or transfer of billiard licences as they apply to applications for the grant or transfer of a justices' on-licence under that Act.

(3) A billiard licence shall be in the form given in the Third Schedule annexed to this Act and shall have effect for a period of one year beginning with such date as may be specified in the licence.

(4) There may be charged by justices' clerks in respect of the grant or transfer of billiard licences such fees as may be provided for by order of the Secretary of State ; and the fee so provided for in relation to the grant of a licence may be different from that provided for in relation to the transfer of a licence.

(5) An order under subsection (4) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”.