# The Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Regulation 17: Duration of permit


(1) A permit is to cease to have effect at the end of the period of 10 years beginning with the date on which it is issued unless–
(a) it ceases to have effect before that time in accordance with a provision of these Regulations, or
(b) it is renewed in accordance with regulation 20.
(2) If the holder of a permit ceases to be a members' club (whether or not it becomes a commercial club), a commercial club or a miners' welfare institute, the permit lapses.
(3) A permit ceases to have effect upon being surrendered by notice given by the holder of the permit to the issuing Licensing Board.
(4) A notice under paragraph (3) must be accompanied by–
(a) the permit, or
(b) a statement explaining why it is not reasonably practicable to produce the permit.
(5) The Licensing Board which issues a permit is as soon as is reasonably practicable to inform the persons specified in paragraph (6) if the Board–
(a) believes that the permit has lapsed under paragraph (2), or
(b) receives notice of surrender under paragraph (3).
(6) The persons mentioned in paragraph (5) are–
(a) the Commission, and
(b) the chief constable for any police area in which the premises to which the permit relates are wholly or partly situated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2007/9780110784229/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-club-gaming-and-club-machine-permits-scotland-regulations-2007/regulation-17
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