PART IIIGAMING

CHAPTER IIGAMING ON BINGO CLUB PREMISES

Bingo club licences

Revocation of bingo club licences72

1

An application for the revocation of a bingo club licence may be made by any person to a court of summary jurisdiction on any of the following grounds—

a

that the holder of the licence is not a fit person to hold a bingo club licence; or

b

that any information which, in or in connection with the application on which the licence was granted or renewed, was given to the court by the applicant was false in a material particular; or

c

that the holder of the licence has been refused the grant or renewal of a bingo club licence on the ground mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (d) within the preceding 12 months; or

d

that the holder of the licence has allowed the bingo club premises to be managed by, or gaming to be organised for the benefit of, a person other than the holder of the licence who would himself be refused the grant of a bingo club licence; or

e

that a person has been convicted of an offence in respect of a contravention, in connection with the bingo club premises, of any of the provisions of this Part, or of any regulations made under it; or

f

that the premises are not suitable for use as bingo club premises; or

g

that gaming on the bingo club premises has not been properly conducted; or

h

that the bingo club premises have been used for an unlawful purpose or as a resort of persons of known bad character; or

i

that the fire certificate in respect of the bingo club premises has been cancelled.

2

The procedure for applications for the revocation of bingo club licences is set out in Schedule 7.

3

On an application for the revocation of a bingo club licence a court shall hear the objections, if any, made under Schedule 7.

4

A court shall refuse an application for the revocation of a bingo club licence unless it is satisfied that the application is not made on grounds which—

a

have been, or ought to have been, raised previously by way of objection either when the bingo club licence was granted or on an occasion when it has been renewed; or

b

are or have been the subject matter of proceedings for such an offence as is mentioned in Article 79.

5

Where the court refuses an application for the revocation of a bingo club licence, it shall specify in its order the reasons for its refusal.