Finance Act 1986

15 (1) The M1 Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 shall be amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In Article 7, after paragraph (4), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(4A) In considering the fitness of any applicant to hold a bookmaker’s licence, the court shall have regard to—

(a) any failure of the applicant or of any other person mentioned in paragraph (3)(b); and

(b) where the applicant is a body corporate, any failure of any director of the applicant or of any other person mentioned in paragraph (4);

to pay any amount due from him or it by way of general betting duty or pool betting duty.”.

(3) In Article 61, after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(4A) In considering the fitness of any applicant to hold a bingo club licence, a court shall have regard to—

(a) any failure of the applicant or of any other person mentioned in paragraph (3)(b); and

(b) where the applicant is a body corporate, any failure of any director of the applicant or of any other person mentioned in paragraph (4);

to pay any amount due from him or it by way of bingo duty.”.

(4) In Article 174 (registration of licences, etc)—

(a) in paragraph (2), after head (g) there shall be inserted the following head—

“(gg) particulars of the forfeiture and cancellation of any bookmaking office licence in consequence of an order made under paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 1 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981;”;

(b) in paragraph (4), after head (b) there shall be inserted the following—

“or

(c) orders the forfeiture and cancellation of a book-making office licence under paragraph 15(1) of Schedule 1 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981;”.

(5) In the following provisions, namely—

(a) Article 2(16), in so far as it is relevant for the purposes of the provisions mentioned in heads (b) and (c);

(b) Article 185(3) and Schedule 7, in so far as those provisions relate to a bookmaker’s licence, a bookmaking office licence or a bingo club licence; and

(c) Schedules 1 to 6 and Schedules 9 and 10;

any reference to the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division shall be construed as including a reference to the Collector of Customs and Excise for the area, and any reference to the police sub-division shall be construed as including a reference to the area for which the Collector is responsible.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11).