Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

2 E+W+S In this Schedule, the following expressions have the following meanings respectively, that is to say—

• “appropriate authority” means such a committee or [F1 court][F1 board] as are mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Schedule and, in relation to a bookmaker’s permit or betting agency permit or in relation to an application for the grant[F2 , renewal or cancellation] of a betting office licence, means, subject to paragraph 10 of this Schedule, the committee or [F1 court][F1 board] such as aforesaid for the [F3 local justice] area or licensing area in which the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated;

• “appropriate local authority” means—

  (a)

  in England, the local authority (being the council of a F4 ... [F5 London borough] or county district or the Common Council of the City of London) within whose area the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated;

  (b)

  [F6 in Scotland, [F7 the council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated;]]

• “appropriate officer of police” means the chief officer of police for the police area in which the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated;

(a) such one of those clerks as the magistrates’ courts committee having power over the appointment of clerks to justices for that area may direct; or

(b) in default of any such direction, any of those clerks;

• [F8 “the proper officer of the appropriate authority” means—

  (a)

  in England, the [F9 designated officer for] the justices comprising the committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Schedule; and

  (b)

  in Scotland, the clerk to the licensing court;]

• “relevant premises” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a bookmaker’s permit or betting agency permit, the premises at which for the time being the applicant for or holder of the permit has his office or, if he has more than one office, his principal office or, if he is a company, his registered office or, if he has no office, his usual place of residence;

  (b)

  in relation to an application for the grant[F10 , renewal or cancellation] of a betting office licence, the premises in respect of which the application is made.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word substituted (S.) by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 55, SIF 72:2), s. 28(1), Sch. 2 para. 5

F2 Words in the definition of “appropriate authority” in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.9.1997) by S.I. 1997/947, art. 5(2)(a)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 115(3)(a); S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)

F4 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), Sch. 30

F5 Words substituted by London Government Act 1963 (c. 33), Sch. 17 para. 28(c)

F6 Para. 2(b) substituted by Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65), Sch. 24 para. 25(2)

F7 Words in the definition of “appropriate local authority” in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 180(1), Sch. 13 para. 59(2); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4

F8 Definition in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 35(2) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)

F9 Words in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 115(3)(b); S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)

F10 Words in in the definition of “relevant premises” in Sch. 1 para. 2 substituted (1.9.1997) by S.I. 1997/497, art. 5(2)(b)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Para. 2 amended as to para. (a) of definition of “clerk to the appropriate authority” by Adminstration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42), Sch. 3 Pt. II para. 29