# The Deregulation (Football Pools) Order 1997, Article 2: Amendment of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963


In section 1(4D) of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (which defines a “qualifying competition” so as to require that the forecasts in the competition are made on football games played on a Saturday, Sunday or bank holiday), in paragraph (a), the words “to be played on a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales or in Scotland under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971” are hereby repealed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1073/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/deregulation-football-pools-order-1997/article-2
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