Betting Control Act 1954

When determining whether or not to approve an application by a natural person under section 11 for a bookmaker’s licence, the Commission —

shall be satisfied that the applicant has knowledge of the business of bookmaking and the obligations of bookmakers under this Act; and

shall be satisfied that the applicant is not —

a member of a partnership that holds a bookmaker’s licence; or

a person who occupies a position of authority in a body corporate that holds a bookmaker’s licence;

shall be satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person and that no circumstances make it undesirable to grant a licence to that person; and

may take into account not only the applicant but also the repute and background of persons suspected by the Commission to be associated with the applicant.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a bookmaker’s licence that is granted to a natural person, unless the licence is suspended or cancelled pursuant to a determination made administratively by the Commission in the exercise of prescribed disciplinary powers, remains current during the lifetime of the holder or until the licence is surrendered.

No bookmaker’s licence held by a natural person shall be transferable or pass to the personal representative of a deceased licensee or be, or be capable of being treated as, an asset in or the subject of any partnership.

The Commission shall not grant a bookmaker’s licence to a natural person if that person —

is under the age of 18 years; or

is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt.

A bookmaker’s licence held by a natural person subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of this Act and the terms and conditions of the licence, entitles the holder to carry on the business of a bookmaker —

in person, or through the agency of a licensed employee, upon a racecourse if the person holds a permit to do so from the committee or other authority controlling the racecourse; and

in person, or through the agency of a licensed employee, at a place, upon an occasion and in respect of an event authorised under section 5(2).