The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

Gaming Act 1968: period for which licences, registrations, and permits are to have effect

8.—(1) Subject to paragraph 62 below, where a licence under the 1968 Act is granted or renewed under Schedule 2 to that Act on or after the date on which this Order comes into force but before 1st September 2007, the licence is to cease to have effect at the end of 31st August 2007; and paragraph 52 of that Schedule(1) is to have effect as if modified accordingly.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) is without prejudice to any provisions of Schedule 2 to the 1968 Act under which a licence may be cancelled (whether in consequence of the revocation of the certificate of consent or by virtue of a disqualification order under that Schedule or otherwise).

(3) Where on or after the date on which this Order comes into force but before 1st September 2007—

(a) a club or miners’ welfare institute is registered under Part 2 or Part 3 of the 1968 Act, or

(b) such a registration is renewed,

the registration is to cease to have effect at the end of 31st August 2007; and paragraph 19 of Schedule 3(2), paragraph 17 of Schedule 4(3) and paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to that Act (including as that provision has effect in relation to Scotland by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to that Act) are to have effect as if modified accordingly.

(4) Sub-paragraph (3) is without prejudice to any provisions of the Schedules referred to in that sub-paragraph under which the registration of a club or miners’ welfare institute may be cancelled.

(5) Where a permit under section 34 of the 1968 Act is granted in respect of amusement machine premises at any time on or after the date on which this Order comes into force, the permit is to cease to have effect at the end of 31st August 2007; and paragraph 18 of Schedule 9 to that Act is to have effect as if modified accordingly.

(6) Sub-paragraph (5) is without prejudice to the cancellation of any such permit under section 39 of the 1968 Act(4).

(1)

Paragraph 52 of Schedule 2 was amended by the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 22), section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 11.

(2)

Paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 was amended by the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 12.

(3)

Paragraph 17 of Schedule 2 was amended by the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982, section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 14.

(4)

Section 39 was amended by S.I. 1996/1359.