Territorial Extent Schedule 6: Exchange of information: persons and bodies Part 5: Operating Licences Section 71: Consideration of application: criminal record
230.One of the licensing objectives is to keep gambling crime free. This section provides that the Commission may refuse an application for an operating licence if the applicant has a conviction for a relevant offence. This is without prejudice to the suitability of the applicant generally, but permits the Commission to reject an application by reason of the conviction for the relevant offence, should it consider this appropriate. “Relevant offence” is defined in the interpretation section for this Part.