All betting, gaming and gambling licences are now dealt with under this Act. The aim of the Act is to prevent gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime, to ensure that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way, and to protect children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling. In Scotland licence applications are considered by local Licensing Boards.
A copy of the Statement of Principles can be found here PDF, 113KB).|
Application Forms
Licensing Authorities have been accepting applications to licence premises under the Gambling Act 2005 since 21 May 2007. Links to the application forms for a premises licence are listed below. If you wish to licence premises in the Falkirk Council area the forms must be addressed to Falkirk Council Licensing Board and returned to the Licensing Section at the address shown. The appropriate fee and any necessary plans must also be submitted.
You will also find the forms to be used to give notice of your application to Responsible Authorities and to the public (Forms 15 and 16). You must give notice to the public on the outside of the premises and in a local newspaper.
Please consult the regulations for further details.
The application forms are available as Embedded file (DOC) or Embedded file (PDF) versions. The DOC version can be completed on screen then printed for your signature. If you want to complete the form by hand please use the PDF version.
Follow the link to the Scottish Government website| to find further guidance on: Gambling and Casinos, Premises Licensing, the background to the Act, Small Society Lotteries, Compliance, Consultations and Permits for very low-stakes and prizes gambling.
There are also the online application forms, the table of fees and links to national contacts of interest.