Article 5 Relaxation of restriction on number of machines in licensed or registered premises

In section 31 of the 1968 Act (use of machines by virtue of licence or registration) for subsection (2) there shall be substituted—

“(2)

The maximum number of machines to which this Part of this Act applies which may be made available for gaming shall be—

(a)

in the case of premises in respect of which a club or a miners' welfare institute is for the time being registered under Part II or under this Part of this Act, three,

(b)

in the case of bingo club premises (as defined by section 20 of this Act), four, and

(c)

in the case of any other premises in respect of which a licence under this Act is for the time being in force, six.”.