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(2) Whenever the registered proprietor of any registered premises is convicted of an offence under any section of this Act in relation to such or any other premises and the court by or before whom such proprietor is so convicted is of opinion that, having regard to the nature and character of the offence and the circumstances in which it was committed, it is not expedient that such premises should continue to be registered in the register of bookmaking offices, such court may, when imposing sentence and with or without revoking the bookmaker's licence held by such proprietor, direct that such premises be removed from the register of bookmaking offices.

(3) Whenever a court directs under this section any registered premises to be removed from the register of bookmaking offices, the registrar, clerk, or other principal officer of such court shall communicate the fact of such direction to the Revenue Commissioners and the Revenue Commissioners shall thereupon remove such premises from the register of bookmaking offices.

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