Gambling policy appendixes

Appendix D - Glossary of terms

Within this draft Statement of Policy, the following words and terms are defined as stated:

Licensing objectives: As defined in section 1.1
Council: Welwyn Hatfield Council
District: The area of Hertfordshire administered by Welwyn Hatfield Council (Map appended at Appendix A)
Licenses: As defined in section 7.1
Applications: Applications for licences and permits as defined in section 7.2
Notifications: Means notification of temporary and occasional use notices
Act: The Gambling Act 2005
Regulations: Regulations made under the Gambling Act 2005
Premises: Any place, including a vehicle, vessel or moveable structure
Code of Practice: Means any relevant code of practice under section 24 of the Gambling Act 2005
Mandatory Condition: Means a specified condition provided by regulations to be attached to a licence
Default Condition: Means a specified condition provided by regulations to be attached to a licence, unless excluded by Welwyn Hatfield Council
Responsible Authority:

For the purposes of this Act, the following are responsible authorities in relation to premises:

  1. The Welwyn Hatfield Council in whose area the premises are wholly or mainly situated (“Welwyn Hatfield Council”);
  2. The Gambling Commission;
  3. Hertfordshire Constabulary;
  4. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service;
  5. Planning Authority Welwyn Hatfield Council;
  6. Environmental Health, Welwyn Hatfield Council;
  7. Hertfordshire Safeguarding children board.,
  8. HM Revenue and Customs.
Interested Party

For the purposes of this Act, a person is an interested party in relation to a premises licence if, in the opinion of the Welwyn Hatfield Council which issues the licence or to which the application is made, the person:-

  1. Lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities;
  2. Has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities;
  3. Represents persons who satisfy 1. or 2. above.

Regional Casino

 One allowed minimum 5000 square metres offering casino games, bingo, betting and up to 1250 category A and B1 machines
Large Casino No more than eight allowed. Minimum of 1500 square metres, offering casino games, bingo and betting and up to 150 category B1 machines.
Small Casino No more than eight allowed. Minimum of 750 square metres offering casino games, betting and up to 80 category B1 machines.