Annual fees and first annual fees for non-remote operating licencesE+W+S
8.—(1) Subject to regulations 9, 22, 29 and 30, the annual fee for a non-remote operating licence of the description in column 1 of part 1 or 2 (as the case may be) of the table in Schedule 3 is that specified in the column that corresponds to the relevant category of that operating licence, as determined in accordance with regulation 6 and Schedule 1.
(2) In applying this regulation, the category to which a particular licence is assigned is to be determined as at the date by which the annual fee for the licence is payable.
(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the first annual fee for a licence to which this Part applies is 75 per cent of the annual fee for that licence, as determined in accordance with paragraph (1).
(4) The first annual fee for a new casino operating licence is 50 per cent of the annual fee for that licence, as determined in accordance with paragraph (1).
(5) The annual fee for a new casino operating licence that is not operational is 50 per cent of the annual fee for that licence, as determined in accordance with paragraph (1).
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), a new casino operating licence is operational if—
(a)in reliance on the licence, a casino is trading from premises in respect of which a casino premises licence has effect; or
(b)(i)the licensee has, in accordance with a condition in the licence, notified the Commission of a date upon which it is proposed that a casino will commence trading in reliance on the licence (“the opening date”), and
(ii)the date by which the annual fee for the licence is payable is less than twelve months before the opening date.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 8 in force at 6.4.2017, see reg. 1(2)