32 Power for licensing authority to authorise more than two machines.F6E+W+S
(1)In connection with any application for the grant or renewal of a licence under this Act the applicant may request the licensing authority to give
[F1(a)in the case of any premises, a direction under subsection (2);
(b)in the case of bingo club premises (as defined by section 20), a direction under subsection (3).]
.
(2)Where [F2a request is made for a direction under this subsection] , and the licensing authority grant or renew the licence, and, on doing so, give a direction under [F3this subsection] specifying a maximum number of machines, then, in relation to any time when the number of machines to which this Part of this Act applies which are available for gaming on the premises does not exceed the number so specified,—
(a)the provisions of subsections (2) to (7) of section 31 of this Act shall not have effect in relation to the premises to which the licence relates, but
(b)the provisions of section 34 [F4(5E)] of this Act shall have effect in relation to those premises.
[F5(3)Where a request is made for a direction under this subsection, and the licensing authority grant or renew the licence, they may, on doing so, give a direction under this subsection specifying a maximum number of AWP machines.
(4)At any time when—
(a)a direction under subsection (3) is in force, and
(b)the number of AWP machines available for gaming on the premises does not exceed the number specified in the direction,
those machines shall be disregarded for the purposes of section 31.
(5)An “AWP” machine is a machine to which this Part of this Act applies and in respect of which either—
(a)the conditions specified in section 34(2) and (3), or
(b)the conditions specified in section 34(5B) and (5C),
are observed.
(6)In the case of a travelling showmen’s pleasure fair, subsection (4) does not apply to a machine which is an AWP machine by virtue of subsection (5)(a) unless the condition specified in section 34(5) is observed.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 32(1)(a)(b) substituted for words (29.3.2002) by The Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/460), art. 3(2)
F2Words in s. 32(2) substituted (29.3.2002) by The Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/460), art. 3(3)(a)
F3Words in s. 32(2) substituted (29.3.2002) by The Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/460), art. 3(3)(b)
F4Words in s. 32(2)(b) inserted (20.6.1996) by S.I. 1996/1359, art. 7(2)
F5S. 32(3)-(6) inserted (29.3.2002) by The Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/460), art. 3(4)
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F6Act repealed (1.10.2005 for purposes of the repeal of s. 10, Sch. 1) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356(3), 358(1), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2005/2455, art. 2(1), Sch.