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Paragraph 56 Non-fast track applications: modification of provisions of the Gambling Act 2005I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This paragraph applies to a conversion application which is accompanied by a request made by the applicant for the licensing authority to exercise its powers under section 169(1) of the 2005 Act to exclude, or vary in a specified manner, a condition which would otherwise be attached to the licence by virtue of regulations under section 168 of that Act (which provides for default conditions to be prescribed by regulations).

(2)

In this Part any reference to a non-fast track application is to an application to which this paragraph applies.

(3)

Section 169 of the 2005 Act is to have effect in relation to a premises licence issued on a non-fast track application subject to the following modifications.

(4)

Subject to sub-paragraph (5) F1and paragraph 57A, in issuing the premises licence the licensing authority may only exercise its powers under section 169(1) for the purposes of complying with the request referred to in sub-paragraph (1).

(5)

Where the licensing authority exercises its powers under subsection (1) of section 169 for the purposes of complying with the request referred to in sub-paragraph (1), it may also exercise its powers under that subsection to attach one or more other conditions to the licence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 4 para. 56(4) inserted (29.4.2007) by The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1157), arts. 1(1), 11(4)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 4 para. 56 in force at 1.1.2007, see art. 1(1)