TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1984
THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER ANNOUNCED THAT NEW GUIDELINES WOULD BE ADOPTED TO DEAL WITH THE TWO MOST COMMON OFFENCES COMMITTED BY CENTRE OPERATORS. THESE ARE ADMITTING PERSONS IN BREACH OF THE AGE RESTRICTIONS OR IN SCHOOL UNIFORM AND INSTALLING UNAPPROVED MACHINES.
THESE GUIDELINES TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, ON THE ONE HAND, THE STRONG VIEWS OF A NUMBER OF DB'S THAT THE LICENCES OF OFFENDING OPERATORS SHOULD BE REVOKED AND, ON THE OTHER, THE WORRY OF THE OPERATORS THAT THEY MIGHT LOSE THEIR LICENCE AND THUS THE IR INVESTMENT IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
THE GUIDELINES PROVIDE THAT A LICENCE MIGHT BE SUSPENDED IF, DURING ANY PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS, A CENTRE OPERATOR COMMITTED EITHER FOUR AGE RESTRICTION OFFENCES, OR TWO UNAPPROVED MACHINE OFFENCES, OR TWO AGE RESTRICTION AND ONE UNAPPROVED MACHINE OFFENCES.
IF FURTHER OFFENCES WERE COMMITTED AFTER SUSPENSION, CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO REVOKING THE LICENCE PERMANENTLY,
LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS WILL BE MADE TO PROVIDE FOR SUSPENSION, WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED IN EXISTING LEGISLATION.
+WE BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT MANY OF THE PAST OFFENCES COMMITTED IN THESE TWO AREAS WERE DUE TO INEXPERIENCE IN MANACING A CENTRE, THEREFORE, OFFENCES COMMITTED BEFORE AUGUST 1, 1984 WILL BE DISCOUNTED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE DISCLOSED THAT WORK WAS IN HAND TO TRANSFER THE CONTROL OF AMUSEMENT GAME CENTRES FROM THE EXISTING MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE TO A SEPARATE ORDINANCE DEALING EXCLUSIVELY WITH SUCH CENTRES. DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
AS AT JULY 1, 1984 THERE WERE 726 CENTRES, COMPARED WITH 805 ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR.
COMPUTER ISATION FOR FIRE SERVICES *****
THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WOULD BE FULLY COMPUTERISED IN TWO YEARS, THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR ROBERT HOLMES, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAK ING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PENINSULA, MR HOLMES SAID THAT IN THE URBAN AREAS, THE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO HAVE ITS FIRST APPLIANCES AT THE SCENE ABOUT SIX MINUTE> AFTER A CALL FOR HELP WAS RECEIVED.
/BY COMPARISON,
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