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The Betting and Gaming (2004 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004

S.R. 2004/256 · Made 7 June 2004

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 7th June 2004

The Department for Social Development, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 1(4) of the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004f1 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2004/310 (N.I. 1)

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Betting and Gaming (2004 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 is 7th August 2004 –

(a)

Article 6;

(b)

Article 8;

(c)

Article 9; and

(d)

in Schedule 4, the entries relating to Articles 32 and 107 of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985f1, and Article 12(3) so far as it relates thereto.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 7th June 2004.

L.S.

Henry Johnston

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order appoints 7th August 2004 for the coming into operation of the following provisions –

Article 6 (Conduct of licensed offices),

Article 8 (Gaming machines),

Article 9 (Supplementary provisions with respect to use of gaming machines in licensed offices) and

Article 12(3) which provides for the repeal of certain provisions included in Schedule 4 insofar as they relate to Articles 6 and 8 of the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004.