The Gambling (Operating licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Amendment of regulation 24

14.  In regulation 24—

(a) in paragraphs (3) and (4), for “The” substitute “Subject to paragraph (8), the”;

(b) for paragraph (5) substitute—

“(5) Where the effect of the application (if granted) would be to bring the licence within a new category (pursuant to regulation 5, 6 or 10), the fee is—

(a) if the new category is higher than the category into which the licence falls at the time the application is made, 25 per cent of the application fee for a licence that falls within the new category, and

(b) in all other cases £25.”.;

(c) after paragraph (7), add—

“(8) The fee to accompany an application under paragraph (3) or (4) is £100 where-

(a) the application is to vary a licence so as to change a reference to an individual, to an office or a post held by an individual, or to the responsibilities of an individual, an office or a post, and

(b) the change is of a kind in respect of which the Commission have published a notice (on their website and by any other means they consider appropriate) before the application is made to the effect that such a change requires them to examine the criminal record of any person before making the change.

(9) For the purposes of paragraph (5)(a) one category is higher than another if the letter used to denote it comes later in the alphabet.”.