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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/schedule-10/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005/schedule-10/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/19",
  "legislation_title": "Gambling Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/gambling-act-2005",
  "path": "schedule/10/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) A licensing authority may prepare a statement of principles that they propose to apply in exercising their functions under this Schedule.\n(2) A statement under sub-paragraph (1) may, in particular, specify matters that the licensing authority proposes to consider in determining the suitability of an applicant for a permit.\n(3) In exercising their functions under this Schedule a licensing authority—\n(a) need not (but may) have regard to the licensing objectives, and\n(b) shall have regard to any relevant guidance issued by the Commission under section 25.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 7(1) (2) in force at 13.11.2006 by S.I. 2006/2964, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 7(3) in force at 13.11.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/2964, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "Sch. 10 para. 7(3) in force at 21.5.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2007/1157, arts. 3(3), 4)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/19/schedule/10/paragraph/7",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}