Gaming Act 1968

5 (1) Except as provided by paragraph 8 of this Schedule, no application for a licence under this Act shall be made except in the month of January or February.

(2) Any such application shall be made to the clerk to the licensing authority in such form and manner as may be prescribed, and shall specify by name and description a club which either—

(a) is a club for whose purposes the relevant premises are used at the time when the application is made, or are intended, if the licence is granted, to be used, or

(b) is intended, if the licence is granted, to be formed as a club for whose purposes the relevant premises will be used,

and shall contain such other particulars as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of consent issued by the Board for the purposes of that application.

(3) Not later than seven days after the date on which the application is made, the applicant shall send a copy of the application—

(a) to the Board ;

(b) to the appropriate officer of police ;

(c) to the appropriate local authority ;

(d) to the appropriate fire authority, if that authority is not the same body as the appropriate local authority ; and

(e) to the appropriate collector of duty.