12. Section 19 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:
“19. (1) A licence shall not be issued to a club unless the Commissioner is satisfied that, at a ballot, a majority of the members of the club who have voted in the ballot have voted in favour of the operation of gaming machines on the club premises.
“(2) A ballot for the purposes of subsection (1) shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the regulations.”.