Licence transfer and variations
Transfer the premises licence holder under the Licensing Act
If at any time you change the premises licence holder at the premises you will also need to apply for a permit for the gaming machines. Depending on the number of machines you wish to offer will depend on two procedures.
Procedure 1
If the previous owners have already applied and have got a licensed premises gaming machine permit you will need to put in for a transfer of that permit.
Procedure 2
If the previous owners had a notification of 2 or less machines then you will still need to re-apply for a new notification (as these are one-off relevant to the premises licence holder only).
Variation of a licensed premises machine permit
If at anytime you wish to increase the number of machines on the premises, you will need to:
- complete an application form variation (pdf 586 KB)
- send a fee of £100.
Transfer of a licensed premises gaming machine permit
Whenever the Premises Licence Holder (who holds the Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003) changes, you will need to apply to transfer the Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit. You will need to:
- complete an application form transfer (pdf 586KB)
- send a fee of £25.
Duration of permit
This will be of unlimited duration. Once you have it, you will not need to apply again, unless your circumstances change.
Failure to pay the annual fee may result in cancellation of the permit and any future applications will be as a new operator.