Prohibition on clubs on conviction of offenceN.I.
127.—(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under Article 126(12) or (14) committed in respect of the premises of a club, the court by which he is convicted may make an order prohibiting—
(a)that club from being used for the purposes of an entertainment at which gaming to which Article 126 applies takes place; and
(b)that club from making any daily charge under Article 128;
during such period, not exceeding 5 years from the date on which the order takes effect, as may be specified in the order.
(2) An order made under paragraph (1) shall not take effect—
(a)until the expiry of the time within which the person on whose conviction the order was made can bring an appeal against his conviction or against the making of the order, and
(b)if an appeal is brought, until the appeal has been determined or abandoned.
(3) Where the person on whose conviction an order may be made under paragraph (1) is not an officer of the club, a court shall not make the order under paragraph (1) unless an opportunity has been given to such an officer and applying to be heard by the court to show cause why the order should not be made.
(4) A court which makes an order under paragraph (1), may, on the application of an officer of the club,—
(a)revoke the order; or
(b)vary the order by reducing any period of prohibition specified in it.
(5) An application under paragraph (4) shall not be made during the period of 6 months from the date on which—
(a)the order under paragraph (1) takes effect; or
(b)a previous application under paragraph (4) was made to the court.
(6) An applicant under paragraph (4) shall serve on the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division in which the club to which the application relates is situated notice of the application under that paragraph.