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Paragraph 16 Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976: grant of permits under section 16 on or after 1st September 2007I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This paragraph applies to an application for a permit under section 16 of the 1976 Act which is not determined before 1st September 2007.

(2)

A permit under section 16 of the 1976 Act may only be granted on such an application if—

(a)

the applicant is applying for a prize gaming permitf1 in respect of the same or substantially the same premises as those in respect of which the permit under section 16 of the 1976 Act has effect, and

(b)

he qualifies for the purposes of that application as an existing operator because he is applying for the permit under section 16 of the 1976 Act.

(3)

Where a permit under section 16 of the 1976 Act is granted in accordance with sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)

it is only to have effect for the purposes of Part 11 of this Schedule (which provides for the conversion of permits under section 16 of the 1976 Act into prize gaming permits), and the case may be—

(b)

it is to have effect until the application for a premises licence referred to in that sub-paragraph is determined or withdrawn.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 para. 16 in force at 1.1.2007, see art. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

See section 289(2) of the 2005 Act.