Act of Sederunt (Summary Applications, Statutory Applications and Appeals etc. Rules) 1999

Appeals under Part I of the 1963 Act

3.2.2—(1) This rule applies to–

(a) appeals under paragraph 24(1) of Schedule 1 to the 1963 Act against the decision of a licensing board refusing to grant or renew a bookmaker’s permit, betting agency permit or betting office licence;

(b) appeals under paragraph 28(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1963 Act against a decision of a licensing board ordering that a bookmaker’s permit be forfeited or cancelled;

(c) appeals under paragraph 28D of Schedule 1 to the 1963 Act(1) against the decision of a licensing board ordering that a betting office licence be forfeited and cancelled;

(d) appeals under paragraph 7 of Schedule 2 to the 1963 Act against the decision of a registering authority to refuse to register that appellant as a pools promoter, or to revoke his registration as a pools promoter; and

(e) appeals under paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 3 to the 1963 Act against the decision of a licensing authority to revoke a track betting licence.

(2) The appellant shall serve a copy of the initial writ on–

(a) the clerk to the licensing board, registering authority or licensing authority, as the case may be;

(b) all parties who appeared at the hearing before the licensing board, registering authority or licensing authority, as the case may be; and

(c) in the case of an appeal against the forfeiture and cancellation of a bookmaker’s permit or of a betting office licence, the applicant for forfeiture and cancellation.

(3) The clerk to the licensing board, registering authority or licensing authority, as the case may be shall, within 7 days after the date of service on him of a copy of the initial writ, send a written statement setting out the reasons for the decision of the licensing board, registering authority or licensing authority, as the case may be to–

(a) the sheriff clerk; and

(b) each of the persons on whom service of a copy initial writ is required to be made in terms of paragraph (2).

(1)

Paragraph 28D of Schedule 1 was inserted by S.I. 1997/947.