For section 3.3.5 of the Principal Act substitute —
(1) The owner of premises, or a person authorised by the owner, who proposes to apply under section 3.3.4 for the approval of the premises as suitable for gaming must give to the relevant responsible authority within the meaning of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 —
(a) a copy of the proposed application before making the application under that section; and
(b) if the proposed application is amended before making the application under that section, a copy of the proposed application, as amended; and
(c) if the owner makes an application that differs from the proposed application, a copy of that application on the same day the application is made.
(2) Within 37 days after receiving a copy of a proposed application under subsection (1)(a), the relevant responsible authority must notify, in writing, the Commission as to whether it intends to make a submission under section 3.3.6 in respect of any application to which the proposed application relates.
The applicant cannot change the number, stated in the application, of gaming machines sought to be permitted in the premises for gaming once the first 30 days after giving the relevant responsible authority a copy of the proposed application under section 3.3.5(1) elapse.".