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The Amusements with Prizes (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) Order 1996

S.I. 1996/3273 · Made 24 December 1996

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 24th December 1996

Laid before Parliament 6th January 1997

Coming into force 27th January 1997

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 18(1)(c) and 24 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1976 c. 32.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Amusements with Prizes (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 27th January 1997.

(2)

This Order shall extend to Scotland only.

2

In section 16(3) of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (conditions on which the provision of amusements is permitted at certain commercial entertainments) paragraph (c) shall have effect as if, for the sum of 10pf1 specified in that paragraph, there were substituted the sum of £5.

3

In article 2 of the Amusements with Prizes (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) Order 1984f1–

(a)

for the words “Paragraphs (a) and (c)” there shall be substituted the words “Paragraph (a)”;

(b)

in paragraph (a) the words “(a) in paragraph (a),” shall be omitted; and

(c)

paragraph (c) shall be omitted.

Signature

James Douglas-Hamilton

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th December 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases from 30p to £5 the maximum amount permitted to be offered as a money prize in amusements with prizes provided at certain fairs and other commercial entertainments under section 16 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976.