Gaming Act 1968 (repealed)

2 (1) In this Schedule “the licensing authority”, in relation to a licence under this Act or to an application relating to such a licence, means the licensing authority for the petty sessions area in England or Wales, or the licensing area in Scotland, in which the relevant premises are or are to be situated. E+W+S

(2) In this Schedule—

• “the appropriate collector of duty” means the Collector of Customs and Excise for the area in which the relevant premises are or are to be situated;

• “the [F1 appropriate fire authority” means the fire authority (within the meaning of the M1 Fire Services Act 1947)] [F1 appropriate fire and rescue authority” means the fire and rescue authority under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004] in whose area the relevant premises are or are to be situated;

• “the appropriate local authority”—

  (a) in England and Wales, means the local authority (being the council of a F2 . . ., London borough or county district or the Common Council of the City of London) in whose area the relevant premises are or are to be situated, and

  [F3 (b) in Scotland, [F4 the council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994] within whose area the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated;]

• “the appropriate officer of police” means the chief officer of police, or in Scotland, the chief constable, for the police area in which the relevant premises are or are to be situated;

• “bingo club licence” means a licence under this Act granted in respect of any premises subject to restrictions under paragraph 25 of this Schedule whereby gaming to which Part II of this Act applies on those premises is limited to the playing of bingo;

• F5 . . .

• “the relevant premises”, in relation to a licence under this Act or to an application relating to such a licence, means the premises in respect of which the licence is for the time being in force or the premises to which the application relates, as the case may be.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) substituted (1.10.2004 except in relation to W., 10.11.2004 for W.) by Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21), s. 61, Sch. 1 para. 24(3)(a); S.I. 2004/2304, art. 2; S.I. 2004/2917, art. 2

F2 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

F3 In definition of "the appropriate local authority" para. (b) substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 24 para. 31

F4 Words in the definition of "the appropriate local authority" in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) substituted (S.) (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 78(3); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4

F5 Definition of "the clerk to the licensing authority" in Sch. 2 para. 2(2) repealed (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 106, Sch. 15 Pt. V(7) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(c)(ii)

Marginal Citations

M1 1947 c. 41.