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The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, SCHEDULE 1 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 15 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Articles 8(2), (3), (4)(a) and (5) and 187(1).
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F1Sch. 1 para. 1 repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 91(12), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)
2.—(1) A person who intends to make an application for the grant of a bookmaker's licence shall—N.I.
(a)not more than 6 weeks or less than 2 weeks before the time of the court sitting at which the application is to be made, cause notice of the application to be published at least once in 2 newspapers circulating in the area in which he resides or, in the case of an applicant who does not reside in Northern Ireland, circulating throughout Northern Ireland;
(b)not less than 3 weeks before that time, serve notice of the application upon the clerk of petty sessions and at the same time serve a copy of the notice upon—
(i)the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division in which the application is to be made; and
(ii)except in the case of an applicant who does not reside in Northern Ireland, where the applicant resides in some other police sub-division the sub-divisional commander of that sub-division.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a body corporate shall be taken not to reside in Northern Ireland.
(3) Sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii) shall not apply if the applicant is a body corporate.
3.—(1) The notice mentioned in paragraph 2(1) shall be in such form and shall contain such information as may be prescribed by magistrates' courts rules.N.I.
(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), where the notice mentioned in paragraph 2(1) relates to an application to be made by a body corporate, the notice served under paragraph 2(1)(b) shall specify—
(a)the names of the directors of the body corporate;
(b)the names of any persons who have executive control of the body corporate;
(c)the names of any persons who have a financial interest in the body corporate; and
(d)a statement of the nature and extent of the financial interest of persons mentioned in head (c) (including a description of any right of direction or instruction to the directors given by that financial interest).
4. The applicant shall attach to the notice mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(b)—N.I.
(a)the receipt issued by the Department under Article 172(3) in respect of payment of the charge specified in Article 172(1)(a); and
(b)except in the case of an applicant who intends to apply for the grant of a bookmaking office licence, the receipt issued by the Department of Agriculture under[F2 Article 9(2) of the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990] in respect of payment, in relation to his application for the grant of a bookmaker's licence, of the charge[F2 under Article 9(1)] of that Order.
5. Any person shall be entitled to appear at the hearing of the application and object to the grant of the bookmaker's licence on any of the grounds mentioned in Article 8(4) and (6).N.I.
6. A person intending to object under paragraph 5 shall, not less than 1 week before the time mentioned in paragraph 2(1)(a),—N.I.
(a)serve upon the applicant notice of his intention to object briefly stating his grounds for so doing;
(b)serve a copy of the notice upon the clerk of petty sessions.
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