1(1)Subject to the provisions of this Schedule with respect to certificates of consent, the authority responsible for the grant, renewal, cancellation and transfer of licences under this Act—
(a)in any petty sessions area in England or Wales, or
[F1(b)in any area in Scotland,]
shall be the authority which under Schedule 1 to the Act of 1963 is responsible for the grant or renewal of bookmaker’s permits, betting agency permits and betting office licences in that area.
(2)Any such authority is in this Act referred to as a “licensing authority”.
Textual Amendments
F1Para 1(1)(b) substituted by Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 66), s. 133(2)