Part 5

Duties on clubs and competition organisers etc

Duties on licensed clubs

Section 53: consultation and publication
54
1
Before making, amending or replacing levy rules the IFR must consult—
a
the Secretary of State,
b
the Treasury,
c
all regulated clubs, and
d
such other persons as the IFR considers appropriate.
2
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to amendments to or replacements of levy rules if the IFR considers the changes to be minor.
3
The consultation must include a draft of the proposed levy rules.
4
As soon as reasonably practicable before the start of a chargeable period (“period A”) the IFR must publish—
a
an estimate of the costs which it expects to incur in exercising its functions under this Act during period A;
b
the actual costs of exercising those functions during the chargeable period immediately before period A (unless period A is the first chargeable period);
c
the amount of financial reserves which it considers it appropriate to raise in period A (if any);
d
the amount to be recovered in period A in respect of the IFR’s initial costs and the Secretary of State’s establishment costs (if any);
e
the amount of the IFR’s initial costs and the Secretary of State’s establishment costs that it has not recovered before the start of period A (if any);
f
the amount payable by each licensed club in respect of period A;
g
such information as it considers appropriate to explain how those costs and amounts are determined.
5
Where the IFR by notice specifies a day for the purposes of section 53(11) the IFR must, as soon as reasonably practicable after specifying the day, publish that notice.
6
In this section “the IFR’s initial costs” and “the Secretary of State’s establishment costs” have the same meanings as in section 53.