Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005;

• “the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968^f1;

• “applicant” means a members’ club^f2, commercial club^f3 or miners’ welfare institute^f4 that is making an application under paragraph 1(1) or (as the case may be) paragraph 1(2) or 24(1);

• “application” means, unless otherwise specified, an application—

  1. (a)

     for a club gaming permit^f5 under paragraph 1(1),

  2. (b)

     for a club machine permit^f6 under paragraph 1(2), or

  3. (c)

     to renew a club gaming or club machine permit under paragraph 24(1),

  as the case may require;

• “existing Part 2 operator” means an applicant—

  1. (a)

     who is registered—

     1. (i)

        under Part 2 of the 1968 Act (a “Part 2 registration”) and the registration has effect immediately before 1st September 2007, or

     2. (ii)

        under Part 2 of the 1968 Act on or after 1st September 2007; and

  2. (b)

     whose application—

     1. (i)

        relates to the same or substantially the same premises as those to which the Part 2 registration relates,

     2. (ii)

        complies with sub-paragraphs (b) and (e) of paragraph 2 and (where applicable) paragraph 3, and

     3. (iii)

        is made before the relevant date;

• “existing Part 3 operator” means an applicant—

  1. (a)

     who is registered—

     1. (i)

        under Part 3 of the 1968 Act (a “Part 3 registration”) and the registration has effect immediately before 1st September 2007, or

     2. (ii)

        under Part 3 of the 1968 Act on or after 1st September 2007; and

  2. (b)

     whose application—

     1. (i)

        relates to the same or substantially the same premises as those to which the Part 3 registration relates,

     2. (ii)

        complies with sub-paragraphs (b) and (e) of paragraph 2 and (where applicable) paragraph 3, and

     3. (iii)

        is made before the relevant date;

• “permit” means—

  1. (a)

     a club gaming permit; or

  2. (b)

     a club machine permit;

• “relevant date”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a Part 2 registration, has the meaning given in paragraphs 80(3) to (5) of Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006^f7 (“the Order”); and

  2. (b)

     in relation to a Part 3 registration, has the meaning given in paragraphs 88(3) to (5) of Schedule 4 to the Order.

A reference in these Regulations to a numbered paragraph is a reference to that paragraph of Schedule 12 to the Act so numbered.