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The Bingo Duty (Exemptions) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/1357 · Made 3 August 1989

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Made 3rd August 1989

Laid before the House of Commons 11th August 1989

Coming into force 4th September 1989

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981f1 (hereinafter called “the Act”) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 63.

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Bingo Duty (Exemptions) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 4th September 1989.

2

In paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3 to the Actf1 (exemption from bingo duty in respect of small-scale bingo) in sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(b)(i) for “£400” there shall be substituted “£500”. In sub-paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(b)(ii) for “£1,000” there shall be substituted “£1,500”.

3

In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Actf1 (exemption from bingo duty in respect of bingo played as a small-scale amusement provided commercially) in sub-paragraph (2)(b) for “£15” there shall be substituted “£20”.

Signature

New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PJ

P. G. Wilmott

Commissioner of Customs and Excise

3rd August 1989

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order raises certain monetary limits which must be observed to qualify for exemption from bingo duty. It increases the maximum daily and weekly aggregates of card money or prizes for non-commercial exempt bingo promoted by clubs and other societies (article 2); and the maximum permitted card money in games of non-dutiable bingo played as a small-scale amusement provided commercially (article 3).