Section 96 — Suspension or cancellation, etc., of approval for gaming machine, etc.

(1)Subject to section 97, the Authority may cancel (without any compensation) any approval granted under Part 5 to a supplier in respect of —

(a)any gaming machine mentioned in section 72(a);

(b)any gaming machine game mentioned in section 72(b); or

(c)any peripheral equipment for a gaming machine mentioned in section 72(c), if the Authority is satisfied that —

(d)the supplier is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —

(i)any condition of the approval granted to the supplier;

(ii)any standard applicable to the supplier; or

(iii)any notice of corrective action given to the supplier under section 78;

(e)the gaming machine (including any gaming machine game installed in it) or the peripheral equipment for a gaming machine no longer and cannot operate in conformity with the applicable standards; or

(f)the approval had been obtained by the supplier by fraud or misrepresentation.

(2)However, the Authority may, in lieu of cancelling under subsection (1) any approval granted under section 74 to a supplier, do (without compensation) any one or more of the following:

(a)censure the supplier in writing;

(b)direct the supplier to do, or to refrain from doing, such things as are specified in a direction to rectify any contravention or non‑compliance mentioned in subsection (1)(d) or that constitutes the ground for regulatory action under this section;

(c)suspend the approval granted under section 74 to the supplier in respect of a gaming machine (including any gaming machine game installed in it) or the peripheral equipment for not more than 6 months;

(d)modify any condition of the approval granted under section 74 to the supplier.