sec.56Investigations

sec.56 Investigations

The chief executive may investigate a licensed provider to help the Minister decide whether the licensed provider is a suitable person to hold, or to continue to hold, an interactive gambling licence. The chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a licensed provider to help the Minister decide whether the person is, or continues to be, a suitable person to be associated with a licensed provider’s operations. However, the chief executive may investigate a licensed provider only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the licensed provider is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold an interactive gambling licence; or the investigation is made under an audit program for licensed providers approved by the Minister. Also, the chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a licensed provider only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the person is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a licensed provider’s operations; or the investigation is made under an audit program for associates of licensed providers approved by the Minister; or the person— became a business or executive associate of the licensed provider after the issue of the interactive gambling licence; and has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b) ; or the person— was a business or executive associate of the licensed provider when the interactive gambling licence was issued; and has not been investigated under section 35 (2) . s 56 amd 2002 No. 43 s 82 (sec.56-ssec.1) The chief executive may investigate a licensed provider to help the Minister decide whether the licensed provider is a suitable person to hold, or to continue to hold, an interactive gambling licence. (sec.56-ssec.2) The chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a licensed provider to help the Minister decide whether the person is, or continues to be, a suitable person to be associated with a licensed provider’s operations. (sec.56-ssec.3) However, the chief executive may investigate a licensed provider only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the licensed provider is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to hold an interactive gambling licence; or the investigation is made under an audit program for licensed providers approved by the Minister. (sec.56-ssec.4) Also, the chief executive may investigate a business or executive associate of a licensed provider only if— the Minister reasonably suspects the person is not, or is no longer, a suitable person to be associated with a licensed provider’s operations; or the investigation is made under an audit program for associates of licensed providers approved by the Minister; or the person— became a business or executive associate of the licensed provider after the issue of the interactive gambling licence; and has not been investigated previously under an audit program mentioned in paragraph (b) ; or the person— was a business or executive associate of the licensed provider when the interactive gambling licence was issued; and has not been investigated under section 35 (2) .