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The General Betting Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2000

S.I. 2000/1726 · Made 3 July 2000

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CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Made 3rd July 2000

Laid before the House of Commons 4th July 2000

Coming into force 1st August 2000

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 12(2) of, and paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to, the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981f1 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c. 63; section 33(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise; paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 was amended by section 3(3) of the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16).

Contents

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

1

These Regulations may be cited as the General Betting Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st August 2000.

2

Regulations 9 and 10 of the General Betting Duty Regulations 1987f1 shall be omitted.

Signature

Martin Brown

Commissioner of Customs and Excise

New King’s Beam House,

22 Upper Ground,

London SE1 9PJ

3rd July 2000

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 1st August 2000, revoke regulations 9 and 10 of the General Betting Duty Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1963) (“the GBDR”).

At present, regulations 9 and 10 of the GBDR impose requirements upon on-course bookmakers to keep and preserve certain records, namely field books. In future, directions made by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise will regulate the keeping and preservation of field books.