Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 22nd July 2025.

(2) These Regulations—

(a)extend to England and Wales and Scotland, and

(b)apply only to—

(i)applications under Part 8 of the Gambling Act 2005 made to licensing authorities in England and Wales, and

(ii)premises licences issued by licensing authorities in England and Wales.

(3) In these Regulations, “ the 2007 Regulations ” means the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) Regulations 2007 ( 2 ).

Amendments to the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) Regulations 2007

2.—(1) Regulation 7 (form and content of applications to vary a premises licence) of the 2007 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2), for “accompanied by a scale plan which complies with paragraph (3)” substitute— “accompanied—

(a)by a scale plan which complies with paragraph (3); or

(b)where the application relates to a converted casino premises licence and would (if granted) enable the holder of that licence to make gaming machines available for use on the premises in accordance with paragraph 65(6)(za) of Schedule 4 to the Commencement and Transitional Provisions Order(3), by a scale plan which complies with paragraph (4)”.

(3) In paragraph (3), at the beginning insert “For applications to which paragraph (2)(a) applies,”.

(4) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) For applications to which paragraph (2)(b) applies, the plan must show the matters which it would be required to show under regulation 4 if the application were for the issue of a converted casino premises licence which included the variations specified in the application, but—

(a)as if for sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (4A) of regulation 4 there were substituted—

“(ab)the location and extent of any part of the premises which will be a table gaming area; and

(b)the location and extent of any other part of the premises which will be used for providing facilities for gambling in reliance on the licence; and”; and

(b)as if paragraph (4B) were omitted.”.

3.—(1) Regulation 21 (matters to be included in the plan accompanying a premises licence) of the 2007 Regulations is amended as follows.

(2) After paragraph (3) insert—

“(4) In this regulation, references to regulation 4 are to be construed (where relevant) as references to that provision as modified in accordance with paragraph (4) of regulation 7.”.