Modification of the powers of the Gambling Commission to revoke certificates of consent

3.—(1) Paragraph 35 of Schedule 2 to the 1968 Act (powers of the Gambling Commission to revoke a certificate of consent) is to be modified as follows in its application to a certificate of consent issued by the Gambling Commission on a consent application in respect of a casino licence made on or after 29th April 2006.

(2) Paragraph 35 is to have effect as if, in addition to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), it provided for the Gambling Commission to have power to revoke a certificate of consent where—

(a)the casino licence to which the certificate relates has been issued and premises are being used in reliance on that licence, but

(b)the holder of the licence has not relinquished a casino licence falling within the description in article 2(3)(a).