# The Horserace Betting Levy (Bookmakers' Committee) Regulations 1997, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make new provision for the constitution of the Bookmakers' Committee established under section 26 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963.
A new body, the British Betting Office Association, is to appoint 2 members of the reconstituted Committee. The Betting Office Licensees Association (which previously appointed 5 members) is to appoint 6 members of the Committee, as a consequence of their merger with the National Sporting League (which previously appointed 1 member). The National Association of Bookmakers is to appoint 3 members of the Committee (previously 5); and the Scottish S. P. Bookmakers' Association will continue to appoint 1 member.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1604/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/horserace-betting-levy-bookmakers-committee-regulations-1997/note
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