117Application for special approval

117 Application for special approval

117 Application for special approval

(1) A person may apply to the Authority for the Authority’s special approval of a class of approved gaming machines for the purposes of Part 10 of the Act.

(2) The Authority may—

(a) investigate the application, or authorise its investigation, in order to determine whether the class of approved gaming machines is suitable for special approval, and

(b) require the applicant to meet the costs of the investigation as determined by the Authority.

(3) This clause does not—

(a) confer a right to have a class of approved gaming machines investigated, or

(b) prevent the Authority from terminating at its discretion an investigation of a class of approved gaming machines.