Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

Grant or renewal of permit or licence E+W+S

20 (1) Save as provided by paragraphs 15 to 19 of this Schedule, the appropriate authority shall not refuse any application for the grant or renewal of a bookmaker’s permit, betting agency permit or betting office licence made, so far as lies within the control of the applicant, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, but shall grant or renew the permit or licence on payment by the applicant to the [F1 proper officer of] the authority of a fee of— E+W+S

[F2 (a) in the case of the grant of a bookmaker’s permit, £160;

(b) in the case of the grant of a betting agency permit, £160;

(c) in the case of the grant of a betting office licence, £125;

(d) in the case of the renewal of a bookmaker’s permit or betting agency permit, £20;

(e) in the case of the renewal of a betting office licence, £25;]

and if the authority refuse any such application they shall state the grounds of their refusal.

[F3 (1A) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument amend sub-paragraph (1) above so as to vary any fee for the time being specified in that sub-paragraph; and a statutory instrument containing an order under this sub-paragraph shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

(2) The [F4 proper officer of]any appropriate authority in Scotland shall pay over all fees received by him under this paragraph to the local authority liable under section 21 of the M1 Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959 to defray the expenses of that appropriate authority; . . . F5

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(1) substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90, Sch. 13 para. 35(9) (a)(with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)

F2 Sch. 1 para. 20(1)(a)-(e) substituted (10.2.1997) by S.I. 1997/42, art. 2; S.I. 1997/77, art. 2

F3 Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) inserted by Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 (c. 25, SIF 12:1), s. 3

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 20(2) substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90, Sch. 13 para. 35(9)(b) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)

F5 Words repealed by District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20), Sch. 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 para. 20(1) excluded by Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63, SIF 12:2), s. 12(2), Sch. 1 para. 15(4)

C2 Functions conferred by Sch. 1 para. 20(1A) transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1959 c. 51.

Unopposed applications for renewal E+W+S

[F6 20A (1) Where—

(a) an application for the renewal of a bookmaker’s permit, betting agency permit or betting office licence (other than an application to which paragraph 10(b) of this Schedule applies) has been made in accordance with paragraph 9 of this Schedule, and

(b) immediately before the meeting of the appropriate authority at which the application would, apart from this paragraph, fall to be considered—

(i) the [F7 proper officer of]the authority has not received any objection to the renewal of the permit or licence, or

(ii) every such objection received by him has been withdrawn,

the [F7 clerk to the authority may] act for the authority in relation to the determination of the application.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall not have effect to enable the clerk to the appropriate authority to act for the authority in—

(a) refusing the application, or

(b) granting the application in circumstances where there is a discretion to refuse it.

(3) The clerk to the appropriate authority may not act under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph in any case where to do so would be contrary to the authority’s directions.

(4) The functions of the clerk to the appropriate authority under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall also be exercisable by such other officer of the appropriate authority as the clerk may designate for the purposes of this paragraph.]

[F8 (5) For the purposes of this paragraph, the clerk to the appropriate authority, where the authority is a committee of the justices acting for a petty sessions area, is the clerk to those justices or, if there are two or more clerks to those justices—

(a) such one of those clerks as the magistrates’ courts committee having power over the appointment of clerks to justices for that area may direct; or

(b) in default of any such direction, any of those clerks.]

Textual Amendments

F6 SCh. 1 para. 20A inserted (1.9.1997) by S.I. 1997/947, art. 3(1)

F7 Words in Sch. 1 para. 20A(1) substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 35(10)(a) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)

F8 Sch. 1 para. 20A(5) inserted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 35(10)(b) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)