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The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1994

S.I. 1994/956 · Made 5 March 1994

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 5th March 1994

Laid before Parliament 6th April 1994

Coming into force 1st May 1994

In exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 20(8) 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. Explanatory note

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st May 1994.

(2)

This Order shall not extend to Scotland.

2

Section 20(8) of the Gaming Act 1968f1 (under which the maximum amount by which weekly winnings on any particular bingo club premises may exceed the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded is £2,250) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £2,500.

3

In the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1993f1, article 3 shall be omitted.

Signature

Michael Howard

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Home Office

25th March 1994

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases in England and Wales the monetary limits specified in section 20(8) of the Gaming Act 1968 and described in article 2 of the Order.