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(1)A person may apply to the Gambling Commission for an operating licence to be issued authorising him to provide facilities for gambling.
(2)An application must—
(a)specify the activities to be authorised by the licence,
(b)specify an address in the United Kingdom at which a document issued under this Act may be served on the applicant,
(c)be made in such form and manner as the Commission may direct,
(d)state whether the applicant has been convicted of a relevant offence,
(e)state whether the applicant has been convicted of any other offence,
(f)contain or be accompanied by such other information or documents as the Commission may direct, and
(g)be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3)An application may not be made by—
(a)a child or young person, or
(b)a group that includes a child or young person.
(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)require an applicant for an operating licence to notify specified persons within a specified period (which may be wholly or partly before the application is made), and
(b)provide for the consequences of failure to comply with a requirement under paragraph (a) (which may, in particular, include provision for an application to be disregarded or for a licence to lapse).
(5)In subsection (2)(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State; and the regulations may, in particular, make different provision for—
(a)applications for the authorisation of different classes of activity, or
(b)different circumstances.
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