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175Casino premises licence: overall limitsE+W+S
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(1)No more than one casino premises licence may have effect at any time in respect of regional casinos.
(2)No more than eight casino premises licences may have effect at any time in respect of large casinos.
(3)No more than eight casino premises licences may have effect at any time in respect of small casinos.
(4)The Secretary of State shall, having consulted the Scottish Ministers and the National Assembly for Wales, by order make provision for determining the geographical distribution of casino premises licences within the limits specified in subsections (1) to (3); for which purpose the order shall—
(a)specify which licensing authorities may issue casino premises licences of a specified kind, and
(b)in respect of each specified authority, specify the number of casino premises licences of each kind issued by the authority that may have effect at any time.
(5)An application for a casino premises licence may not be made to a licensing authority if subsections (1) to (3) and the order under subsection (4) would prevent the authority from granting the application.
(6)An application for a provisional statement may not be made to a licensing authority if it relates to a casino and is made at a time when subsections (1) to (3) and the order under subsection (4) would prevent the authority from granting a casino premises licence in response to an application made in reliance on the provisional statement.
(7)Schedule 9 (which makes provision about the treatment of applications for casino premises licences and provisional statements) shall have effect.
(8)The Secretary of State may by order—
(a)amend any of subsections (1), (2) and (3) so as to substitute a new maximum number of casino premises licences;
(b)repeal any of subsections (1), (2) and (3).
Commencement Information
I1S. 175 in force at 21.5.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(3), Sch. 3 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as amended by SI 2007/1157, art. 3(3), 4(2))
I2S. 175(2)-(8) in force at 20.5.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/1326, art. 2, Sch.
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