67.—(1) An application for the renewal of a bingo club licence shall be made to a court of summary jurisdiction except where the licence is renewed by the clerk of petty sessions under this Article.
(2) The procedure for applications for the renewal of bingo club licences is set out in Part I of Schedule 10.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where notice of an application for the renewal of a bingo club licence otherwise than under Article 69 has been served upon the clerk of petty sessions, he may renew the licence as if the application had been made to him and may do so in the absence of the applicant.
(4) Where—
(a)a notice of objection has been served on the clerk of petty sessions and has not been withdrawn; or
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(c)the application for renewal is in respect of bingo club premises for which the applicant has also applied to the court for a direction specifying the number of gaming machines which may be made available on the bingo club premises; or
(d)in the case of an application for the renewal of a bingo club licence held by partners or a body corporate, the clerk is not satisfied that—
(i)in the case of partners, the partners; or
(ii)in the case of a body corporate, the directors or the persons who have executive control of it or who have a financial interest in it;
have not changed since the licence was last renewed or, in the case of a first renewal of the licence, since the licence was granted; or
(e)the clerk is of the opinion, for any other reason, that an application for the renewal of the bingo club licence should be made to the court;
the clerk shall require the application to be made to the court and shall notify the applicant and the objectors, if any, of the requirement and of the time and place of the hearing.
(5) Where a bingo club licence is renewed, the clerk of petty sessions shall note the renewal on the licence.
F1Art. 67(4)(b) repealed (15.11.2010) by Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 63(2), Sch. 4 (with art. 62); S.R. 2010/328, art. 2