| 1) | The programme for the gradual introduction of limited pay-out machines in the Republic in terms of section 26(2)(a) shall be divided into the following phases- |
| a) | Phase 1, in terms of which a provincial licensing authority may roll out no more than fifty percent of the total number of limited payout machines allocated to the Province; |
| b) | Phase 2, which shall not commence in a Province until the criteria contemplated in sub-regulation (2) have been met in that Province to the satisfaction of the Minister, and in terms of which the relevant provincial licensing authority may roll out no more than a further thirty five percent of the total number of limited payout machines allocated to the Province; and |
| c) | Phase 3, which shall not commence in a Province until the criteria contemplated in sub-regulation (2) have again been met in that Province to the satisfaction of the Minister, and in terms of which the relevant provincial licensing authority may roll out the outstanding number of limited payout machines allocated to the Province. |
| 2) | Before any successive phase of the programme contemplated in sub-regulation (1) may be proceeded with in a Province, the Board, having been requested thereto by the relevant provincial licensing authority and after consultation with such authority, must commission and fund a study in respect of the socio-economic impact of the licensed limited pay-out gambling machine industry in that Province, having specific regard, but not limited, to the - |
| a) | actual impact of licensed operations on the social and economic wellbeing of the Province; and |
| b) | projected impact of the introduction of the further prescribed allocation of limited pay-out machines on the social and economic well-being of the relevant Province, |
and submit the results of such study to the Minister and the relevant Member of the Executive Council responsible for gambling in that province.
| 3) | Upon receipt and consideration of the study referred to in sub-regulation (2), the Minister may - |
| a) | without calling for further information, approve the implementation of the next phase of the programme in the relevant Province; |
| b) | postpone the making of a decision regarding the implementation of the next phase of the programme in the relevant Province, pending the receipt of such further information as he or she may deem necessary; or |
| c) | refuse to grant approval for the implementation of the next phase of the programme in the relevant Province. |
