betting, gaming and lotteries, ENGLAND AND WALES Commencement, citation and application 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st August 2007. 2 These Regulations apply to England and Wales. Interpretation 2 1 In these Regulations— “the 1968 Act ” means the Gaming Act 1968 ; “application” means an application for a licensed premises gaming machine permit under paragraph 1(1); “existing operator” means a person who makes an application and— on the date on which he makes the application, holds a permit issued under section 34 of the 1968 Act by the authority mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 to the 1968 Act (a “section 34 permit”); that section 34 permit— authorises him to make available a number of gaming machines, being a number which is greater than two, and is due to expire in accordance with paragraph 24(1) or (2) of Schedule 4 to the Order on a date on or after 1st September 2007; the application for the permit is made before the date on which the section 34 permit is due to expire in accordance with paragraph 24(1) or (2) of Schedule 4 to the Order; and the application relates to the same or substantially the same premises as those to which the section 34 permit relates; “the Order” means the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 ; and “permit” means a licensed premises gaming machine permit, unless the contrary is indicated. 2 A reference in these Regulations to a numbered paragraph is a reference to that paragraph of Schedule 13 to the Gambling Act 2005 so numbered. Application fees 3 For the purposes of paragraph 2(e)— a subject to sub-paragraphs (b) and (c), the fee to accompany an application for a permit under paragraph 1(1) is— i £100, if it is made by an existing operator, and ii £150 in all other cases; b the fee to accompany an application to vary a permit under paragraph 15(1) is £100; c the fee to accompany an application to transfer a permit under paragraph 19(1) is £25. Form of Permit 4 A permit must be in the form prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations. Annual Fees 5 The first annual fee for a permit payable to the issuing licensing authority under paragraph 9(1)(a) is £50. 6 The annual fee for a permit payable to the issuing licensing authority under paragraph 9(1)(b) is £50. Date by which first annual fee is payable 7 1 Where a permit comes into effect on the issue date, the first annual fee for the permit shall be paid within 30 days after that date. 2 Where a permit specifies that it is to come into effect on a date after the issue date, the first annual fee for the permit shall be paid within— a the relevant period, or b 12 months, after the issue date, whichever is sooner. 3 Paragraph (2) does not apply to a permit issued before 1st September 2007. 4 In this regulation— “the effective date”, in relation to a permit which specifies that it is to come into effect on a date after the issue date, means the date so specified, “the issue date” means the date on which a permit is issued, and “the relevant period”, in relation to a permit, means the period which is equal to the sum of— the period between the issue date and the effective date, and 30 days. Other fees 8 For the purposes of paragraph 7(2)(a)(i), the fee to be sent with a request that a new name be substituted for the old name specified on a permit is £25. 9 For the purposes of paragraph 11(2), the fee to accompany an application for a copy of a permit is £15. Richard Caborn Minister of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport 26th June 2007