Territorial Extent Schedule 6: Exchange of information: persons and bodies Part 5: Operating Licences
202.Operating licences are one of the principal forms of authorisation under the Act for the lawful provision of facilities for gambling. A person holding an operating licence, and providing facilities within the terms and conditions of that licence, will not commit the offence of unlawful provision of facilities for gambling under Part 3.
203.The sections in this Part describe the licensing regime to be administered by the Commission for granting operating licences. Matters covered include the principles to be applied by the Commission in considering applications for operating licences, powers for conditions to be attached to licences, and the review procedures once licences have been granted.
204.There are different kinds of operating licences for the various forms of gambling facilities e.g. to operate a casino, to provide facilities for betting, or to act as a betting intermediary. An operating licence for each kind of activity can authorise the provision of facilities on premises generally (“non-remote provision”) or for the provision of those facilities by means of remote communication (“remote provision”). However, it is not possible to combine a licence for both remote and non-remote provision (but one person can be granted both a remote licence for betting and a non-remote licence for betting).
205.An operating licence for non-remote provision gives a general authorisation for the operator to provide gambling facilities on premises. However, before being able to use any particular premises, the holder of an operating licence will also need an authorisation under the Act to use such premises for gambling. The principal form of such permission is a premises licence granted under Part 8 of the Act, although there are other forms of permission e.g. an occasional use notice (section 39) or a temporary use notice (Part 9).
206.In addition to authorising the provision of facilities for gambling, operating licences can be obtained to authorise:
	the manufacture, supply, installation, adaptation, maintenance and repair of gaming machines; and
	the manufacture, supply, installation and adaptation of gambling computer software.
207.Part 1 of the Act defines “betting”, “gaming” and “lottery”, and a number of related concepts. Part 18 of the Act contains further interpretation provisions relevant to Part 5.