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Special provisions with respect to bookmaker’s and betting agency permits
Contributions for benefit of horse racing by bookmakers and Totalisator Board
SCHEDULES
Bookmaker’s Permits, Betting Agency Permits and Betting Office Licences
Grounds for refusal to grant or renew bookmaker’s or betting agency permit
Grounds for refusal to grant or renew betting office licence
Notification of change in directors during currency of bookmaker’s permit
Cancellation of bookmaker’s permit by appropriate authority
26.If in the case of any bookmaker’s permit an application...
27.(1) Where an application for the cancellation of a permit...
28.(1) Where the appropriate authority decide to forfeit and cancel...
28A.Cancellation of betting office licence by appropriate authority
28B.(1) This paragraph applies where under paragraph 28A of this...
28C.(1) Where on an application under paragraph 28A of this...
28D.(1) Where on an application under paragraph 28A of this...
Registration of pool promoters
5.(1) If any person makes an application to the registering...
6.Where the registration of any person has been refused or...
7.Where the registration of any person has been refused or...
8.Where the registering authority revoke a registration under paragraph 5...
9.If a registered pool promoter dies, his registration shall, for...
Conduct of registered pool promoter’s business
13A.(1) In any competition the total amount payable by way...
14.(1) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 13(d) or (e) or 13A...
14A.(1) Subject to any directions under paragraph 14B of this...
14B.(1) The Secretary of State may direct that any provision...
15.Notwithstanding anything in paragraph 13(d) or (e) or 13A of...
16.Nothing in paragraph 13(b) of this Schedule shall be construed...
17.Nothing in paragraph 13(f) of this Schedule shall be construed...
19.Where two or more competitions of the same registered pool...
Licensing of Tracks for Betting
Rules for Licensed Betting Offices
1.The licensed premises shall be closed throughout Good Friday and...
3.The licensee— (a) shall display his betting office licence on...
7.(1) Except as permitted by sub-paragraph (2) or (3) below,...
9.No music, dancing or other entertainment shall be provided or...
10.Refreshments may be provided on the licensed premises except— where...
10B.Publications may be sold on the licensed premises, but only...
11.Paragraph 1 above shall be construed, subject to the restrictions...
Totalisators on Dog Racecourses
1.The totalisator shall comply with the prescribed conditions.
3.The operator shall, before receiving any bets in connection with...
4A.The terms on which the operator invites persons to bet...
4B.Where, in accordance with such a condition as is mentioned...
4C.(1) This paragraph applies where the amount payable in respect...
5.Where the amount payable in respect of each betting unit...
7.The licensing authority, that is to say, the authority by...
9.The totalisator shall not be operated on any day unless...
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11.(1) The accountant, the technical adviser and their respective servants...
12.(1) The operator shall, within seven days after the close...
13.The accountant shall examine the statements of account submitted to...
15.Without prejudice to his duties under the foregoing paragraphs, the...
17.Without prejudice to paragraph 11(2) of this Schedule, if the...
18.(1) In relation to the operation of the totalisator for...
LICENSING OF INTER-TRACK BETTING SCHEMES
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