The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985

PART I N.I. GRANT OF BOOKMAKING OFFICE LICENCES

1.  A licensed bookmaker who intends to make an application for the grant of a bookmaking office licence shall— N.I.

(a) not more than 6 weeks or less than 2 weeks before the time of the[F1 opening 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 vicinity of the premises for which the licence is to be sought;

(b) not less than 3 weeks before that time, serve notice of the application upon the[F1 chief clerk] 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 premises are situated; and

(ii) the district council for the district in which the premises are situated;

(c) during the 2 weeks before that time, cause notice of the application to be displayed outside the premises for which the licence is to be sought.

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2.—(1) The notice mentioned in paragraph 1 shall specify— N.I.

(a) the name of the applicant;

(b) the address of the premises for which the licence is sought;

(c) the name of the owner of the premises;

and shall be in such form and shall contain such other information as may be prescribed by[F2 county court] rules.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1) where the notice mentioned in paragraph 1 relates to an application to be made by a body corporate, the notice served under paragraph 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).

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3.  The applicant shall attach to the notice mentioned in paragraph 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)(b); and

(b) the receipt issued by the Department of Agriculture under[F3 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 bookmaking office licence, of the charge[F3 under Article 9(1)] of that Order.

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4.  Any person shall be entitled to appear at the hearing of the application and object to the grant of the bookmaking office licence on any of the grounds mentioned in Article 12(4) and (6). N.I.

5.  A person intending to object under paragraph 4 shall, not less than 1 week before the time mentioned in paragraph 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[F4 chief clerk]

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