PART IIIN.I.GAMING

CHAPTER IIIN.I. GAMING BY WAY OF A GAMING MACHINE

Registration of clubsN.I.

Cancellation of registration of clubsN.I.

103.—(1) An application for the cancellation of registration of a club may be made by the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division in which the premises of the club are situated to a court of summary jurisdiction on any of the following grounds—

(a)that the club is not a bona fide members' club; or

(b)that the club has less than 25 members; or

(c)that the premises of the club have not been habitually used for the objects of the club; or

[F1(ca)that gaming carried on in the premises of the club has been carried on in a manner which involved serious, repeated or continuous failure to comply with a code of practice in force under Article 180A; or]

(d)that the premises of the club are frequented wholly or mainly by persons under the age of 18; or

[F2(e)that the club is registered under the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; or]

(f)that a person has been convicted of an offence in respect of a contravention, in connection with the premises of the club, of any of the provisions of this Chapter or Chapter I or of any regulations made under them.

(2) On an application for the cancellation of registration of a club a court shall hear representations, if any, from the applicant and the chairman or secretary of the club.

(3) A court shall refuse an application for the cancellation of registration of a club if it is satisfied that the application is made on grounds which have been, or ought to have been, raised previously by way of objection either when the club was registered or on an occasion when registration has been renewed.

(4) Where the court refuses an application for the cancellation of registration of a club, it shall specify in its order the reasons for its refusal.

(5) A certificate of registration purporting to be held in respect of the registration of a club shall, where that registration has been cancelled, be void.