The Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires–

“the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005;

“the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968(1);

“the 1976 Act” means the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976(2);

“existing Part 2 operator” means a person who is registered under Part 2 of the 1968 Act (a “Part 2 registration”) and whose application under these Regulations–

(a)

relates to the same or substantially the same premises as those to which the Part 2 registration relates, and

(b)

is made before the date which is “the relevant date” in terms of paragraph 80(3) to (5) of Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006(3);

“existing Part 3 operator” means a person who is registered under Part 3 of the 1968 Act (a “Part 3 registration”) and whose application under these Regulations–

(a)

relates to the same or substantially the same premises as those to which the Part 3 registration relates, and

(b)

is made before the date which is “the relevant date” in terms of paragraph 88(3) to (5) of Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006;

“Licensing Board” means a Board continued in existence by or established under section 5 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005(4);

“relevant alcohol licence” means any licence granted under section 9(1) of the 1976 Act provided it is not an off sale licence.

(1)

1968 c. 65; this Act was wholly repealed (subject to savings made by order) by the Gambling Act 2005, Schedule 17.

(2)

1976 c. 66; this Act is wholly repealed by the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16), schedule 7 but as yet only the repeal of certain sections from the 1976 Act is in force.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3272, amended by S.I. 2007/1157 and 1527.

(4)

2005 asp 16.