Article 7 Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Commencement Order

Paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Principal Commencement Order (which restricts the circumstances in which applications under the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963^f1 may be granted) is amended as follows.

At the beginning of sub-paragraph (2) insert “Subject to sub-paragraph (3),”.

After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3)

Sub-paragraph (2)(a) does not apply in relation to any application under Schedule 1 to the 1963 Act for the grant of a bookmaker’s permit where the application is made by the company which is nominated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of section 2 of the Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004^f2 in accordance with subsection (2)(a) of that section.”.