The Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) Regulations 2006

PART 3Remote operating licences – application fees and annual fees

Application of this Part

9.  This Part applies in respect of any of the following that is a remote operating licence within the meaning of section 67 of the Act (remote gambling):

(a)a casino operating licence;

(b)a bingo operating licence;

(c)a general betting (limited) operating licence;

(d)a general betting (standard) operating licence;

(e)a betting intermediary operating licence;

(f)a pool betting operating licence;

(g)a gaming machine technical (full) operating licence;

(h)a gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence;

(i)a gaming machine technical (software) operating licence;

(j)a gambling software operating licence;

(k)a lottery operating (external lottery manager) licence; and

(l)a lottery operating (society) licence.

Remote operating licences: fee categories

10.—(1) A licence to which this Part applies (other than a remote general betting (limited) operating licence or an ancillary remote operating licence) is a licence of the category indicated in the table in Schedule 4.

(2) In that table:

(a)column (1) indicates the description of the licence;

(b)column (2) indicates the unit of division (as defined in regulation 3) by reference to which licences within that description are assigned to categories; and

(c)columns (3), (4) and (5) indicate the category to which a licence within that description is assigned, according to the range into which the number or amount of the unit of division authorised by the licence for the relevant period falls.

(3) In this regulation “relevant period” has the same meaning as in regulation 3.

Application fees for remote operating licences

11.—(1) Subject to regulations 13(1), 14(6), 16 and 18 to 20, the application fee—

(a)for a category F licence is the amount indicated in column (2) of the table in Schedule 5 adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1) of that table;

(b)for a category G licence is the amount indicated in column (3) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(c)for a category H licence is the amount indicated in column (4) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1).

(2) In applying regulation 10 for the purposes of calculating the amount of an application fee under this regulation any reference to the number or amount of the unit of division authorised by the licence is to be treated as a reference to the number or amount that the licence would authorise if granted in accordance with the application.

Annual fees and first annual fees for remote operating licences

12.—(1) Subject to regulations 13(2)(b), 14(7), 17(2) and 21, the annual fee—

(a)for a category F licence is the amount indicated in column (2) of the table in Schedule 6 adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1) of that table;

(b)for a category G licence is the amount indicated in column (3) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1);

(c)for a category H licence is the amount indicated in column (4) of that table adjacent to the description of the licence in column (1).

(2) In applying this regulation the category into which a particular licence falls is to be determined as at the date by which the annual fee for the licence is payable.

(3) Subject to regulations 13(2)(a), 14(8), 17(3) and 21, the first annual fee for a remote operating licence is the same amount as the annual fee.

Fees for remote general betting (limited) operating licences

13.—(1) Subject to regulations 16 and 18 to 20, the application fee for a remote general betting (limited) operating licence is £660.

(2) Subject to regulations 17 and 21—

(a)the first annual fee for a remote general betting (limited) operating licence is £1500; and

(b)the annual fee for such a licence is £1500.

Fees for ancillary remote operating licences

14.—(1) An ancillary remote operating licence is a licence to which any of paragraphs (2) to (5) applies.

(2) This paragraph applies to a remote operating licence which—

(a)is held by the holder of a non-remote casino operating licence, and

(b)only authorises the licensee to provide facilities for single premises gaming by means of remote communication equipment that is situated entirely on the set of premises on which the gaming takes place.

(3) This paragraph applies to a remote operating licence which—

(a)is held by the holder of a non-remote bingo operating licence, and

(b)does not authorise the licensee to provide facilities for the playing of bingo other than—

(i)by means of remote communication equipment, and

(ii)by people who are situated on licensed premises.

(4) This paragraph applies to a remote operating licence which—

(a)is held by the holder of—

(i)a non-remote general betting (limited) operating licence, or

(ii)a non-remote general betting (standard) operating licence, and

(b)only authorises the licensee to provide facilities for betting by means of a telephone.

(5) This paragraph applies to a remote operating licence which—

(a)is held by the holder of any of the following licences—

(i)a non-remote gaming machine technical (full) operating licence,

(ii)a non-remote gaming machine technical (supplier) operating licence,

(iii)a non-remote gaming machine technical (software) operating licence, or

(iv)a non-remote gambling software operating licence, and

(b)only authorises the licensee to supply software by email.

(6) The application fee for an ancillary remote operating licence is £100.

(7) The first annual fee for an ancillary remote operating licence is £25.

(8) The annual fee for an ancillary remote operating licence is £25.

(9) Nothing in this regulation limits the generality of the powers conferred by sections 75, 77 and 78 of the Act (conditions imposed by Commission (general and individual) and the Secretary of State) to attach conditions to ancillary remote operating licences.