Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981

Registers of permits, etc. E+W+S

15 (1) The [F1 proper officer of] the appropriate authority shall keep a register in the prescribed form and containing the prescribed particulars of—

(a) all permits issued by the authority for the purposes of section 16 of the M1 Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (permitted gaming in the form of amusements with prizes),

(b) all permits so issued for the purposes of section 34 of the M2 Gaming Act 1968 (conditions under which gaming may be carried on by means of machines), and

(c) all directions given by the authority under section 32 of the Gaming Act 1968 (approval for provision of more than two [F2 amusement machines]);

and any such register shall be open during reasonable hours for inspection by any officer.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above, “the appropriate authority”—

(a) in relation to permits issued for the purposes of section 16 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, means the local authority within the meaning of Schedule 3 to that Act,

(b) in relation to permits issued for the purposes of section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968, has the same meaning as in Schedule 9 to that Act, and

(c) in relation to directions under section 32 of the Gaming Act 1968, means the licensing authority under that Act.

[F3 (3) In sub-paragraph (1) above “proper officer of the appropriate authority” means—

(a) where the appropriate authority is a committee of the justices acting for a petty sessions area, the chief executive to the justices; and

(b) in any other case, the clerk to the authority.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 4 para. 15(1) substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 121(2) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii) (with Sch. 2 para. 2)

F2 Words in Sch. 4 para. 15 substituted for “gaming machines” (1.5.1995) by 1995 c. 4, s. 14, Sch. 3 para. 11(1)(a).

F3 Sch. 4 para. 15(3) inserted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 121(3) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)(with Sch. 2 para. 2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1976 c. 32(12:1).

M2 1968 c. 65(12:1).