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AI Summary of 236. Transitional provision: certificates of personal fitness under sections 4 and 5 of Act of 1931 for bookmaker's licence

Applications for a certificate of personal fitness made under section 4 or 5 of the Act of 1931 that are undetermined at the relevant date shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act; where such an application is refused the decision may be appealed to the District Court in accordance with the Act. Appeals under section 13 against refusals which are undetermined by the District Court before the relevant date shall, on and after that date, be determined in accordance with the Act. A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal to the District Court on or after the relevant date where no appeal was made before that date but the appeal period has not expired.

On or after the relevant date an application under section 7 of the Act of 1931 for a bookmaker's licence may be made where: (a) a certificate of personal fitness issued under section 4 or 5 before the relevant date and the 21‑day period referred to in section 7(2)(f) or (g) has not expired on that date; (b) an application referred to above is granted or the District Court allows an appeal and a certificate of personal fitness is issued; (c) an appeal referred to above is allowed and a certificate is issued; or (d) an appeal brought under the permitted period is allowed and a certificate is issued, and the Act of 1931 applies accordingly.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 5 February 2026 - onwards
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236. Transitional provision: certificates of personal fitness under sections 4 and 5 of Act of 1931 for bookmaker's licence

(1) Where an application for a certificate of personal fitness has been made under section 4 or 5 of the Act of 1931 but not determined before the relevant date, the application shall, on or after the relevant date, be determined in accordance with that Act and where the application is refused, that decision may be appealed to the District Court in accordance with that Act.

(2) Where an appeal has been made under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 4 or 5 of that Act but not determined by the District Court before the relevant date the appeal shall, on and after such date, be determined in accordance with that Act.

(3) A person may, within the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal, bring an appeal to the District Court under section 13 of the Act of 1931 against a refusal to grant a certificate of personal fitness under section 4 or 5 of that Act, on or after the relevant date where before the relevant date an appeal has not been made but the period of time allowed for bringing an appeal has not, on that date, expired.