C4C3Part 5Operating Licences

Annotations:

Regulation

C1C2116Review

1

The Commission may in relation to operating licences of a particular description review—

a

the manner in which licensees carry on licensed activities, and

b

in particular, arrangements made by licensees to ensure compliance with conditions attached under section 75, 77 or 78.

2

The Commission may review any matter connected with the provision of facilities for gambling as authorised by an operating licence if the Commission—

a

has reason to suspect that activities may have been carried on in purported reliance on the licence but not in accordance with a condition of the licence,

I1b

believes that the licensee, or a person who exercises a function in connection with or is interested in the licensed activities, has acquired a conviction of a kind mentioned in section 71(1), or

I1c

for any reason—

i

suspects that the licensee may be unsuitable to carry on the licensed activities, or

ii

thinks that a review would be appropriate.

I13

For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) a reason—

a

may, in particular, relate to the receipt of a complaint about the licensee's activities;

b

need not relate to any suspicion or belief about the licensee's activities.

I14

Before commencing a review of an operating licence under subsection (2) the Commission shall—

a

notify the licensee, and

b

inform him of the procedure to be followed in the conduct of the review.

I15

In conducting a review of an operating licence under subsection (2) the Commission—

a

shall give the licensee an opportunity to make representations, and

b

may give other persons an opportunity to make representations.