The Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2017

Fees for applications relating to change of corporate control E+W+S

33.—(1) Except where regulation 34 or 35 applies, the fee to accompany a change application in relation to an operating licence is—

(a) if the licence to which the change application relates is a combined operating licence, 75 per cent of the fee referred to in regulation 19(a);

(b) if paragraph (2) applies, the amount determined in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4);

(c) if paragraph (5) applies, the amount determined in accordance with paragraphs (6) and (7); and

(d) in any other case, 75 per cent of the application fee that would be payable for an operating licence of the same kind at the time the change application is made (as determined in accordance with regulations 7, 12, 14(1) and 15(1)(a)).

(2) This paragraph applies where a person who holds the following licences makes simultaneous change applications in relation to those licences—

(a) a non-remote operating licence; and

(b) a remote operating licence (other than an ancillary remote operating licence).

(3) The fee to accompany the change applications referred to in paragraph (2) is—

(a) where, at the time the change applications are made, the application fees that would be payable for operating licences of the same kinds as those which are the subject of the change applications are not equal, 75 per cent of the higher application fee; or

(b) where, at the time the change applications are made, the application fees that would be payable for operating licences of the same kinds as those which are the subject of the change applications are equal, 75 per cent of the application fee for one of those licences.

(4) In paragraph (2)—

(a) “non-remote operating licence” includes a combined non-remote operating licence; and

(b) “remote operating licence” includes a combined remote operating licence.

(5) This paragraph applies where—

(a) two or more holders of operating licences make change applications,

(b) the applications are made at the same time and in respect of the same new controller, and

(c) each licensee is, in relation to each other licensee, a group company.

(6) The fees to accompany the change applications referred to in paragraph (5) are—

(a) the fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (7); and

(b) £100 for each other application.

(7) The fee referred to in paragraph (6)(a) is the highest (or, as the case may be, joint highest) of the fees that would be applicable if, at the time the change applications referred to in paragraph (5) were made, the fee for each such application was calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) (but ignoring paragraph (1)(c)).

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 33 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)