Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

15 The appropriate authority shall refuse any application for the grant or renewal of a bookmaker's permit or betting agency permit if it appears that the applicant—

(a) not being a body corporate, is under twenty-one years of age; or

(b) is for the time being disqualified under section 11 (4) of this Act; or

(c) not being a body corporate, is not resident in Great Britain or was not so resident throughout the six months immediately preceding the date when the application was made; or

(d) being a body corporate, is not incorporated in Great Britain : or

(e) has within the immediately preceding twelve months been refused the grant or renewal—

(i) of a bookmaker's permit under paragraph 16 (1) (a) of this Schedule ; or

(ii) of a betting agency permit under paragraph 17 (b) of this Schedule ; or

(f) has been the holder of a bookmaker's permit which has been cancelled within the immediately preceding twelve months under paragraph 27 of this Schedule.