Renewal of lottery certificates by a courtN.I.
145.—(1) On an application for the renewal of a lottery certificate a court shall hear the objections, if any, made under Schedule 17.
(2) A court shall, subject to paragraph (3), refuse an application for the renewal of a lottery certificate unless it is satisfied—
(a)that the procedure relating to the application set out in Schedule 17 has been complied with; and
(b)that the applicant is a fit person to hold a lottery certificate; and
(c)that the applicant has not allowed the business carried on under the certificate to be managed by, or carried on for the benefit of, a person other than the applicant, who would himself be refused the grant of a lottery certificate.
(3) A court may renew a lottery certificate notwithstanding that the procedure relating to the application set out in Schedule 17 has not been complied with if, having regard to the circumstances, it is reasonable to do so.
(4) A court may refuse an application for the renewal of a lottery certificate if it is satisfied that the applicant has been convicted of an offence under this Part.
(5) Where the court refuses an application for the renewal of a lottery certificate it shall specify in its order the reasons for its refusal.