Part 12Clubs, pubs, fairs, &c.

Clubs

C1273Club machine permit

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Sections 37 and 242 shall not apply to making a gaming machine available for use in accordance with a club machine permit.

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A club machine permit is a permit issued by a licensing authority authorising up to three gaming machines, each of which must be of Category B, C or D, to be made available for use—

a

on premises on which a members' club, a commercial club or a miners' welfare institute operates, and

b

in the course of the activities of the club or institute.

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A club machine permit held by a members' club or a miners' welfare institute shall, by virtue of this subsection, be subject to the condition that each person to whom a machine is made available for use in reliance on the permit—

a

is a member of the club or institute who applied for membership, was nominated for membership or became a member, at least 48 hours before he uses the machine, or

b

is a guest of a member of the club or institute who would be entitled to use the machine by virtue of paragraph (a).

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A club machine permit shall, by virtue of this subsection, be subject to the conditions—

a

that no child or young person use a Category B or C gaming machine on the club's or institute's premises, and

b

that the holder comply with any relevant provision of a code of practice under section 24 about the location and operation of a gaming machine.

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For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) a person shall not be treated as the guest of a member if the member extends an invitation—

a

having had no previous acquaintance with the person, and

b

for the purpose only of enabling the person to take advantage of facilities for gaming.