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The Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/727 · Made 5 March 2001

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 5th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 9th March 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 5(1) of the Schedule to the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 35.

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 (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

(2)

This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2

In article 2 of the Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) Order 1986f1—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£165,020” there shall be substituted “£150,168”; and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£158,875” there shall be substituted “£144,576”.

3

The Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2000f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Mike O'Brien

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

5th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends article 2(a) of the Gaming (Bingo) Act (Fees) (Order) 1986 so as to reduce from £165,020 to £150,168 the fee payable to the Gaming Board for Great Britain for the issue of a certificate issued by the Board to an organiser of games of multiple bingo under the Schedule to the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985. This Order also amends article 2(b) of the 1986 Order so as to reduce from £158,875 to £144,576 the fee payable to the Gaming Board for Great Britain for the continuing in force, for a period of three years, of such a certificate.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the costs and benefits of this Order is available from the Licensing and Gambling Unit, Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AT. Telephone 020 7273 3108.