The Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2006

PART 2 Non-remote operating licences – application fees and annual fees

Application of this Part

4.—(1) This Part applies in respect of non-remote operating licences.

(2) A non-remote operating licence is any of the following that is not a remote operating licence within the meaning of section 67 of the Act (remote gambling):

(a) an existing casino operating licence;

(b) a new casino operating licence;

(c) a bingo operating licence;

(d) a general betting (limited) operating licence;

(e) a general betting (standard) operating licence;

(f) a pool betting operating licence;

(g) a betting intermediary operating licence;

(h) a gaming machine general operating licence for an adult gaming centre;

(i) a gaming machine general operating licence for a family entertainment centre;

(j) a gaming machine technical (full) operating licence;

(k) a gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence;

(l) a gaming machine technical (software) operating licence;

(m) a gambling software operating licence;

(n) a lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence; and

(o) a lottery operating (society) licence.

Non-remote new casino operating licences: fee categories

5.  A new casino operating licence to which this Part applies:

(a) is a category A licence if it does not authorise the holder to operate a casino other than a casino in respect of which a small casino premises licence has effect;

(b) is a category B licence if it does not authorise the holder to operate a casino other than a casino in respect of which a small casino premises licence or a large casino premises licence has effect;

(c) is a category C licence if it authorises the licensee to operate a casino in respect of which a small, large or regional casino premises licence has effect.

Other non-remote operating licences: fee categories

6.—(1) A licence to which this Part applies (other than a new casino operating licence) is a licence of the category indicated in the table in Schedule 1.

(2) In that table:

(a) column (1) indicates the description of licence;

(b) column (2) indicates the unit of division (as defined in regulation 3) by reference to which licences within that description are assigned to categories; and

(c) columns (3) to (7) indicate the category to which a licence within that description is assigned, according to the range into which the number or amount of the unit of division authorised by the licence for the relevant period falls.

(3) In this regulation “relevant period” has the same meaning as in regulation 3.

Application fees for non-remote operating licences

7.—(1) Subject to regulations 16 and 18 to 20, the application fee—

(a) for a category A licence is the amount indicated in column (2) of the table in Schedule 2 adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1) of that table;

(b) for a category B licence is the amount indicated in column (3) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(c) for a category C licence is the amount indicated in column (4) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(d) for a category D licence is the amount indicated in column (5) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(e) for a category E licence is the amount indicated in column (6) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1).

(2) In applying regulations 5 and 6 for the purposes of calculating the amount of an application fee under this regulation any reference to—

(a) the activities authorised by the licence (regulation 5), or

(b) the number or amount of the unit of division authorised by the licence (regulation 6),

is to be treated (as appropriate) as a reference to the activities, number or amount that the licence would authorise if granted in accordance with the application.

Annual fees and first annual fees for non-remote operating licences

8.—(1) Subject to regulations 17 and 21, the annual fee—

(a) for a category A licence is the amount indicated in column (2) of the table in Schedule 3 adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1) of that table;

(b) for a category B licence is the amount indicated in column (3) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(c) for a category C licence is the amount indicated in column (4) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(d) for a category D licence is the amount indicated in column (5) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(e) for a category E licence is the amount indicated in column (6) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1).

(2) In applying this regulation the category to which a particular licence is assigned is to be determined as at the date by which the annual fee for the licence is payable.

(3) The first annual fee for a licence to which this Part applies is 75 per cent of the annual fee for that licence, as determined in accordance with paragraph (1).