# Finance Act 1997, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Commissioners shall, on receipt of a valid application made by—
(a) a registrable person, or
(b) a person who expects dutiable gaming to take place and to become a registrable person if it does,
add that person to the register.
(2) The following provisions of this paragraph have effect for the interpretation of sub-paragraph (1) above.
(3) A valid application is one which is made in such form and manner, and is accompanied by such information, as the Commissioners may require.
(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below—
(a) the holder of a casino premises licence or club gaming permit is a registrable person if and for so long as dutiable gaming takes place on the premises in respect of which the licence or permit is for the time being in force;
(b) a provider of unlicensed premises is a registrable person if and for so long as dutiable gaming takes place on those premises;
(c) a person is a registrable person if and for so long as he is concerned in the organisation or management of dutiable gaming that takes place on unlicensed premises.
(5) A body corporate cannot be a registrable person if it—
(a) is a member of a group, but
(b) is not the representative member of that group.
(6) A body corporate which—
(a) is the representative member of a group, and
(b) is not a registrable person in its own right,
is a registrable person if another body corporate which is a member of that group would be a registrable person but for sub-paragraph (5) above.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/16/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/finance-act-1997/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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