{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/amusement-machine-licence-duty-regulations-1995/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/amusement-machine-licence-duty-regulations-1995/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/2631",
  "legislation_title": "The Amusement Machine Licence Duty Regulations 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/amusement-machine-licence-duty-regulations-1995",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Spare amusement machines",
  "text": "(1) A spare or broken down amusement machine shall not be treated by virtue of section 26(3) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 as provided for play on any premises where —\n(a) the machine is of the same type for duty purposes as those licensed on the premises; and\n(b) there is a licence in force in respect of at least two other machines; and\n(c) either—\n(i) the machine is kept in a place to which persons resorting to those premises have no access, or\n(ii) the machine is installed so that it cannot be played at the same time as those licensed on the premises, but this regulation shall not apply to more than one machine at any premises other than an arcade.\n(2) In this regulation, “arcade” means premises used wholly or mainly for the playing of games by means of machines.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 26(3) was amended by section 5(2) of the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16) and section 14 of, and paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/859",
      "affecting_title": "The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Amendment) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "amended",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/859",
      "affecting_title": "The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Amendment) Regulations 1997"
    },
    {
      "type": "added",
      "affecting": "uksi/1997/859",
      "affecting_title": "The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Amendment) Regulations 1997"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2631/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:00:20.590492+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}