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The Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

S.I. 1998/2151 · Made 28 August 1998

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 28th August 1998

Laid before Parliament 9th September 1998

Coming into force 1st October 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 3(1) of the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985f1, and after consultation with the Gaming Board for Great Britain, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 35.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. 3Regulation 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998.

2

For regulation 2 of the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) Regulations 1986f1 there shall be substituted the following—

“2

The number of games of multiple bingo that may be played on any bingo club premises in any period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight shall be three.”.

3

The Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) (Amendment) Regulations 1991f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

George Howarth

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

28th August 1998

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) Regulations 1986 to increase to three the number of games of multiple bingo that may be played on any licensed bingo club premises on any day. The previous limit was two on a Saturday and one on any other day.