Gaming Act 1968

Issue and renewal of certificates

1 (1) A certificate may be issued in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule for the purposes of subsection (1) of section 27 of this Act only, or for the purposes of subsection (5) of that section only, or for the purposes of both those subsections.

(2) In this Schedule " the relevant functions "—

(a) in relation to an application for the issue or renewal of a certificate for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section only, or to a certificate issued for those purposes, means selling or supplying machines to which Part III of this Act applies;

(b) in relation to an application for the issue or renewal of a certificate for the purposes of subsection (5) of that section only, or to a certificate issued for those purposes, means maintaining the mechanism of such machines ; and

(c) in relation to an application for the issue or renewal of a certificate for the purposes of both those subsections, or to a certificate issued for those purposes, means selling or supplying such machines and maintaining their mechanism.

2 In determining whether to issue or renew any such certificate, the Board shall have regard only to the question whether the person applying for it is a fit and proper person to perform the relevant functions.

3 Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, any such certificate issued by the Board—

(a) if not renewed, shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which it was issued, or

(b) if renewed, shall, unless further renewed, cease to have effect at the end of the period of five years beginning with the date as from which it was renewed or last renewed, as the case may be.