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The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (No. 2) Order 1989

S.I. 1989/2190 · Made 24 November 1989

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 24th November 1989

Laid before Parliament 5th December 1989

Coming into force 1st January 1990

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 34(9) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968f1, I hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1968 c. 65.

Contents

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

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits)(No. 2) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st January 1990.

(2)

This Order shall not extend to Scotland.

2

The provisions of section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to maximum sums permitted in respect of the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the sums specified in those provisions (which, by virtue of the Orders revoked by this Order, have effect as if there were substituted the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

3

The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1981f1 and the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1986f2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Home Office

David Waddington

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

24th November 1989

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Provisions of section 34 referring to maximum sumsMatter to which sum relatesPrevious sumNew sum
Subsection (2)Charge for playing a game once by means of machine10p20p
Subsection (3)Entitlement to prizes or tokens:
paragraph (a)money prize£2£2.40
paragraph (b)non-monetary prize£4£4.80
paragraph (c)money prize with£2£2.40
non-monetary prize£4£4.80
Subsection (4)Further games by automatic action:
paragraph (a)money prize£2£2.40
Subsection (8)Exchange value of non-monetary prizes:
paragraph (a)value of prizes£4£4.80
paragraph (b)value of prizes£4£4.80
(in two places)(in two places)

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases in England and Wales the maximum amount which may be charged for playing a game once and the maximum amounts which may be offered as prizes in amusements by means of machines provided at certain fairs, licensed club premises and other commercial entertainments under section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968.