18.—(1) An application for the renewal of a bookmaking office licence shall be made to a court of summary jurisdiction except where the licence is renewed by the clerk of petty sessions under this Article.
(2) The procedure for applications for the renewal of bookmaking office licences is set out in Part I of Schedule 4.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where notice of an application for the renewal of a bookmaking office licence otherwise than under Article 20 or 24 has been served on the clerk of petty sessions he may renew the licence as if the application had been made to him and may do so in the absence of the applicant.
(4) Where—
(a)a notice of objection has been served on the clerk of petty sessions and has not been withdrawn; or
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(c)in the case of an application for the renewal of a bookmaking office licence held by partners or a body corporate, the clerk is not satisfied that—
(i)in the case of partners, the partners; or
(ii)in the case of a body corporate, the directors or the persons who have executive control of it or who have a financial interest in it;
have not changed since the licence was last renewed or, in the case of a first renewal, since the licence was granted; or
(d)the clerk is of the opinion, for any other reason, that an application for the renewal of the bookmaking office licence should be made to the court;
the clerk shall require the application to be made to the court and shall notify the applicant and the objectors, if any, of the requirement and of the time and place of the hearing.
(5) Where a bookmaking office licence is renewed, the clerk of petty sessions shall note the renewal on the licence.
F1Art. 18(4)(b) repealed (15.11.2010) by Fire and Rescue Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1254 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 63(2), Sch. 4 (with art. 62); S.R. 2010/328, art. 2