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PART 2 Default conditions attaching to bingo premises licences

1.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), no facilities for gambling shall be provided on the premises between the hours of midnight and 9am on any day.

(2) The condition in sub-paragraph (1) shall not apply to making gaming machines available for use.

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 3 Mandatory conditions attaching to adult gaming centre premises licences

1.  A notice stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter the premises shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

2.  No customer shall be able to access the premises directly from any other premises in respect of which a licence issued under Part 8 of the Act, or a permit issued by virtue of section 285 of, or Schedule 10 or 12 to, the Act, has effect.

3.  Any ATM made available for use on the premises shall be located in a place that requires any customer who wishes to use it to cease gambling at any gaming machine in order to do so.

4.—(1) No alcohol shall be sold, or permitted to be consumed, at any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises.

(2) A notice stating the condition in sub-paragraph (1) shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 4 Mandatory conditions attaching to family entertainment centre premises licences

1.  No customer shall be able to access the premises directly from any other premises in respect of which one of the following premises licences has effect–

(a) a casino premises licence;

(b) an adult gaming centre premises licence;

(c) a betting premises licence (other than a track premises licence).

2.  Any ATM made available for use on the premises shall be located in a place that requires any customer who wishes to use it to cease gambling at any gaming machine in order to do so.

3.—(1) Where Category C gaming machines are made available for use on the premises, any area of the premises in which those machines are located–

(a) shall be separated from the rest of the premises by a physical barrier which is effective to prevent access otherwise than by an entrance designed for the purpose;

(b) shall be supervised at all times to ensure that children or young persons or both do not enter the area; and

(c) shall be arranged in such a way as to permit all parts of the area to be observed.

(2) The reference to supervision in sub-paragraph (1) means supervised by–

(a) one or more persons whose responsibilities include ensuring children or young persons or both do not enter the area; or

(b) closed circuit television which is monitored by one or more persons whose responsibilities include ensuring that children or young persons or both do not enter the area.

(3) A notice stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to access the area shall be displayed in a prominent place at the entrance to any area of the premises in which Category C gaming machines are made available for use.

4.—(1) No alcohol shall be sold, or permitted to be consumed, at any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises.

(2) A notice stating the condition in sub-paragraph (1) shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

Regulations 10 and 11

SCHEDULE 5 Conditions attaching to betting premises licences

PART 1 Mandatory conditions attaching to betting premises licences (other than track premises licences)

1.  A notice stating that no person under the age of 18 years is permitted to enter the premises shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

2.—(1) Access to the premises shall be from a street or from other premises with a betting premises licence.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), there shall be no means of direct access between the premises and other premises used for the retail sale of merchandise or services.

3.  Subject to anything permitted by virtue of the Act, or done in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 7 below, the premises shall not be used for any purpose other than for providing facilities for betting.

4.  Any ATM made available for use on the premises shall be located in a place that requires any customer who wishes to use it to leave any gaming machine or betting machine in order to do so.

5.  No apparatus for making information or other material available in the form of sounds or visual images may be used on the premises, except for apparatus used for the following purposes–

(a) communicating information about, or coverage of, sporting events, including–

(i) information relating to betting on such an event; and

(ii) any other matter or information, including an advertisement, which is incidental to such an event.

(b) communicating information relating to betting on any event (including the result of the event) in connection with which betting transactions may be or have been effected on the premises.

6.  No publications, other than racing periodicals or specialist betting publications, may be sold or offered for sale on the premises.

7.  No music, dancing, or other entertainment shall be provided or permitted on the premises, save for entertainment provided in accordance with paragraph 5.

8.—(1) No alcohol shall be sold, or permitted to be consumed, at any time during which facilities for gambling are being provided on the premises.

(2) A notice stating the condition in sub-paragraph (1) shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises.

9.  A notice shall be displayed in a prominent place at every entrance to the premises setting out the terms on which persons are invited to bet on the premises.

PART 2 Default conditions attaching to betting premises licences (other than track premises licences)

1.  No facilities for gambling shall be provided on the premises between the hours of 10pm on one day and 7am on the next day.