BETTING AND LOTTERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1957 - SECT 3 Refusal of application for certificate.

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BETTING AND LOTTERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1957 - SECT 3

Refusal of application for certificate.

3.(1) An application for a certificate of character may be refused if it
appears to the court that

(a)the applicant has been previously convicted of an offence under this Part;

(b)a bookmaker's licence held by the applicant under this Part has been
revoked by an order made by the court under sub-section (2) of section eleven;

(c)notices have not been given as required by sub-section (2) of section two;

(d)a bookmaker's licence held by the applicant under this Part has been
revoked by an order made by the court under sub-section (1) of section eleven;

(e)the applicant is, by reason of his general character or his known habits or
his financial circumstances or otherwise, not a fit person to hold a
bookmaker's licence;

(f)the applicant is under twenty-one years of age;

(g)the applicant does not ordinarily reside in Northern Ireland;

(h)the applicant has ordinarily resided in the United Kingdom for less than
five years before making the application;

(i)the applicant is the holder of a licence for the sale of intoxicating
liquor; or

Para.(j) rep. by 1974 c.39 s.192 sch.5 Pt.II

(2) An application for a certificate of character made by an individual, to
whom a bookmaker's licence has been issued under the Betting Act, 1931, passed
by the legislature of the Republic of Ireland, shall not be refused on any of
the grounds specified in paragraphs (g) to (j) of sub-section (1), so,
however, that an individual to whom a certificate of character has been
granted on an application, which would, but for this sub-section, have been
refused, shall not be regarded as a licensed bookmaker or a holder of
a certificate of character for the purposes of paragraph (a) of sub-section
(1) of section seven.

(3) A person aggrieved by the decision of the court may appeal against such
decision to a court of quarter sessions in the manner provided by Part VI of
the Summary Jurisdiction and Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland), 1935,
and any decision of such court of quarter sessions shall be final.

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BETTING AND LOTTERIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1957 - SECT 3