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

96.—(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.

—(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.