SCHEDULE 4Transitional provisions

PART 9Conversion of club registrations under the Gaming Act 1968 into club gaming and machine permits under the Gambling Act 2005

Conversion of club registrations under Part 2 of the Gaming Act 1968: applications made before 1st September 200782

1

This paragraph applies where—

a

a members’ club or miners’ welfare institute applies for the grant of a club gaming permit before 1st September 2007;

b

when the application is made, the club or institute is registered under Part 2 of the 1968 Act in respect of the same, or substantially the same, premises as those to which the application relates;

c

the registration under Part 2 of the 1968 Act is due to expire in accordance with (as the case may be) paragraph 19 of Schedule 3 or paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to the 1968 Act79 on or after 1st September 2007;

d

the application complies with paragraphs (b) and (e) of paragraph 2 and, where applicable, paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to the 2005 Act; and

e

the application is made not less than two months before the relevant date (as that expression is defined in paragraph 80(3) to (5)).

2

The licensing authority may not determine the application before 1st September 2007.