87.—(1) An application for the renewal of a gaming machine certificate shall be made to a court of summary jurisdiction except where the certificate is renewed by the clerk of petty sessions under this Article.
(2) The procedure for applications for the renewal of gaming machine certificates is set out in Part I of Schedule 12.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where notice of an application for the renewal of a gaming machine certificate otherwise than under Article 89 has been served upon the clerk of petty sessions, he may renew the certificate 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(a)a notice of objection has been served on the clerk of petty sessions and has not been withdrawn; or
(b)in the case of an application for the renewal of a gaming machine certificate 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 certificate was last renewed or, in the case of a first renewal of the certificate, since the certificate was granted; or
(c)the clerk is of the opinion, for any other reason, that an application for the renewal of the certificate 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 gaming machine certificate is renewed, the clerk shall note the renewal on the certificate.