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Gaming Machine Act 1991
sec.56AApplication for gaming machine licence for replacement category 1 licensed premises
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### sec.56A Application for gaming machine licence for replacement category 1 licensed premises
Subsection (2) applies if—
an applicant, under section 56 , for a gaming machine licence (a new licence ) is the holder of a gaming machine licence for category 1 licensed premises (an old licence ); and
because of exceptional circumstances—
the applicant intends to give the commissioner notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and
the application is for a new licence, in place of the old licence, for category 1 licensed premises ( new premises ); and
the applicant wishes to have some or all of the applicant’s operating authorities for the premises to which the old licence relates (the old premises ) transferred to the new premises.
The application—
must be accompanied by notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and
must relate only to new premises situated—
in the same authority region as the old premises; and
within the relevant local community area for the old premises; and
must not relate to more than the number of gaming machines fixed for the old licence; and
must not relate to hours of gaming that extend outside the hours fixed for the old licence; and
must state the number of operating authorities the applicant wishes to have transferred to the new premises; and
must include information about the applicant’s exceptional circumstances.
The applicant may have received, under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 , a notice of intention to resume relating to the land on which the old premises are situated or the land may be being acquired under another Act.
The old premises are situated in a shopping centre that is to be redeveloped.
s 56A ins 2007 No. 42 s 33
amd 2009 No. 41 s 22 ; 2012 No. 25 ss 54 , 109 (1) ; 2014 No. 30 s 20
(sec.56A-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— an applicant, under section 56 , for a gaming machine licence (a new licence ) is the holder of a gaming machine licence for category 1 licensed premises (an old licence ); and because of exceptional circumstances— the applicant intends to give the commissioner notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and the application is for a new licence, in place of the old licence, for category 1 licensed premises ( new premises ); and the applicant wishes to have some or all of the applicant’s operating authorities for the premises to which the old licence relates (the old premises ) transferred to the new premises.
(sec.56A-ssec.2) The application— must be accompanied by notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and must relate only to new premises situated— in the same authority region as the old premises; and within the relevant local community area for the old premises; and must not relate to more than the number of gaming machines fixed for the old licence; and must not relate to hours of gaming that extend outside the hours fixed for the old licence; and must state the number of operating authorities the applicant wishes to have transferred to the new premises; and must include information about the applicant’s exceptional circumstances. The applicant may have received, under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 , a notice of intention to resume relating to the land on which the old premises are situated or the land may be being acquired under another Act. The old premises are situated in a shopping centre that is to be redeveloped.
- (a) an applicant, under section 56 , for a gaming machine licence (a new licence ) is the holder of a gaming machine licence for category 1 licensed premises (an old licence ); and
- (b) because of exceptional circumstances— (i) the applicant intends to give the commissioner notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and (ii) the application is for a new licence, in place of the old licence, for category 1 licensed premises ( new premises ); and (iii) the applicant wishes to have some or all of the applicant’s operating authorities for the premises to which the old licence relates (the old premises ) transferred to the new premises.
- (i) the applicant intends to give the commissioner notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and
- (ii) the application is for a new licence, in place of the old licence, for category 1 licensed premises ( new premises ); and
- (iii) the applicant wishes to have some or all of the applicant’s operating authorities for the premises to which the old licence relates (the old premises ) transferred to the new premises.
- (i) the applicant intends to give the commissioner notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and
- (ii) the application is for a new licence, in place of the old licence, for category 1 licensed premises ( new premises ); and
- (iii) the applicant wishes to have some or all of the applicant’s operating authorities for the premises to which the old licence relates (the old premises ) transferred to the new premises.
- (a) must be accompanied by notification under section 95 to surrender the old licence; and
- (b) must relate only to new premises situated— (i) in the same authority region as the old premises; and (ii) within the relevant local community area for the old premises; and
- (i) in the same authority region as the old premises; and
- (ii) within the relevant local community area for the old premises; and
- (c) must not relate to more than the number of gaming machines fixed for the old licence; and
- (d) must not relate to hours of gaming that extend outside the hours fixed for the old licence; and
- (e) must state the number of operating authorities the applicant wishes to have transferred to the new premises; and
- (f) must include information about the applicant’s exceptional circumstances. Examples of exceptional circumstances— 1 The applicant may have received, under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 , a notice of intention to resume relating to the land on which the old premises are situated or the land may be being acquired under another Act. 2 The old premises are situated in a shopping centre that is to be redeveloped.
- 1 The applicant may have received, under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 , a notice of intention to resume relating to the land on which the old premises are situated or the land may be being acquired under another Act.
- 2 The old premises are situated in a shopping centre that is to be redeveloped.
- (i) in the same authority region as the old premises; and
- (ii) within the relevant local community area for the old premises; and
- 1 The applicant may have received, under the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 , a notice of intention to resume relating to the land on which the old premises are situated or the land may be being acquired under another Act.
- 2 The old premises are situated in a shopping centre that is to be redeveloped.