113Approval of disposal of gaming machines

113 Approval of disposal of gaming machines (1) On application under section 112, the commission must approve, or refuse to approve, the disposal of a gaming machine. (2) The commission must approve the disposal if— (a) the person (if any) who is to acquire the gaming machine is authorised— (i) to operate the gaming machine under an authorisation certificate; or (ii) if the gaming machine is to be sold or operated in a local jurisdiction—under a law of the local jurisdiction; or (iii) to destroy the gaming machine; and (b) for an applicant who has repossessed the gaming machine—the repossession is approved under section 108 (Approval of repossession of gaming machines) and the commission has no reason to believe that the approval has been contravened. (3) However, the commission must not approve the lease or hire of a gaming machine to any person. (4) This section does not entitle a person to dispose of a gaming machine if the person is not otherwise entitled to dispose of the machine.