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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.218Surrender of licences
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### sec.218 Surrender of licences
The holder of a licence under this part, at any time, by forwarding to or lodging with the commissioner notification in the approved form, and the licence under this part, may surrender the licence.
The notification must be signed in the same way an application for a licence under this part is required to be signed.
The surrender of the licence takes effect—
if paragraph (b) or (c) does not apply—on the day (the set day ) that is 14 days after the notification of surrender is given; or
if a day of effect that is later than the set day is stated in the notification of surrender—on the day stated in the notification; or
if, at the request of the holder of the licence, the commissioner, by written notice, approves a day of effect that is earlier than the set day—on the day approved by the commissioner.
s 218 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 ; 1997 No. 24 s 61 sch ; 1999 No. 8 s 70 ; 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1)
(sec.218-ssec.1) The holder of a licence under this part, at any time, by forwarding to or lodging with the commissioner notification in the approved form, and the licence under this part, may surrender the licence.
(sec.218-ssec.2) The notification must be signed in the same way an application for a licence under this part is required to be signed.
(sec.218-ssec.3) The surrender of the licence takes effect— if paragraph (b) or (c) does not apply—on the day (the set day ) that is 14 days after the notification of surrender is given; or if a day of effect that is later than the set day is stated in the notification of surrender—on the day stated in the notification; or if, at the request of the holder of the licence, the commissioner, by written notice, approves a day of effect that is earlier than the set day—on the day approved by the commissioner.
- (a) if paragraph (b) or (c) does not apply—on the day (the set day ) that is 14 days after the notification of surrender is given; or
- (b) if a day of effect that is later than the set day is stated in the notification of surrender—on the day stated in the notification; or
- (c) if, at the request of the holder of the licence, the commissioner, by written notice, approves a day of effect that is earlier than the set day—on the day approved by the commissioner.