Gambling
Gambling Act 2005
On the 1 September the Gambling Act 2005 ("the Act") replaced
most of the existing law about gambling in Great Britain and put in
place an improved, more comprehensive structure of gambling
regulation.
The Act introduced a unified regulator for gambling in Great
Britain, the Gambling Commission, and a new licensing regime for
commercial gambling (to be conducted by the Commission or by
Licensing Authorities, depending on the matter to be licensed).
The Act removed from licensing justices all responsibility for
granting gaming and betting permissions, which they had exercised
previously. Instead, the Gambling Commission and ourselves will
share between us responsibility for all those matters previously
regulated by the licensing justices.
The Gambling Act 2005 will change the way in which gambling is
regulated. For the purposes of the Act, "gambling" includes gaming,
betting and lotteries. Council can receive applications under the
new Act for amusement arcades, casinos, bookmakers, tracks and
sporting sites, bingo halls and pubs/clubs wanting to have gaming
machines.
The licensing authority’s main functions under the Act are:
- consideration of applications for premises licences and
provisional statements
- the issue of permits in relation to the use of gaming
machines
- receipt and endorsement of Temporary Use Notices and Occasional
Use Notices
- registration of small society lotteries
Further Information
For further information please contact:
Licensing, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford, Kent TN23
1PL
Telephone 01233 330578 or 01233 330723
Fax: 01233 330469
Email Licensing
This webpage was updated on 7/17/2008