The Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Amendment of Regulations

2.—(1) The Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4–

(a) in paragraph (3), after “premises licence” insert “(other than a converted casino premises licence)”; and

(b) after paragraph (4), insert–

“(4A) Subject to paragraph (4B), where the application is for a converted casino premises licence, the plan must show–

(a) the principal entrance to the premises of those identified in accordance with paragraph (2)(e);

(b) the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence; and

(c) the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be a non-gambling area.

(4B) The requirement in sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (4A) only applies where the combined floor area of those parts of the casino identified in accordance with sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph is no less than 200m2.”.

(3) The amendments made by paragraph (2) to regulation 4 of the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 shall not affect the validity of anything done under those Regulations before the date on which these Regulations come into force.

(4) In regulation 13(6), for “regulation 12(2)” substitute “regulation 12(1)”.

(1)

S.S.I. 2007/196.