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The Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995

S.I. 1995/802 · Made 15 March 1995

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 15th March 1995

Laid before Parliament 20th March 1995

Coming into force 6th April 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 10(6) and 55(1) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to, the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1963 c. 2; section 10(6) was inserted by section 2 of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 (c. 25). Section 55(1) contains a definition of “prescribed” relevant to the exercise of the statutory powers under which these Regulations are made.

Contents

  1. 1General
  2. 2General
  3. 3Restrictions on advertisements to which section 10(6)(b) of the 1963 Act applies
  4. 4Restrictions on advertisements to which section 10(6)(b) of the 1963 Act applies
  5. 5Notices in licensed betting offices
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1General

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 6th April 1995.

(2)

These Regulations shall extend to Scotland only.

2General

In these Regulations—

(a)

“the 1963 Act” means the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963; and

(b)

“the 1986 Regulations” means the Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Regulations 1986f1.

3Restrictions on advertisements to which section 10(6)(b) of the 1963 Act applies

The words “or which consists of, or includes, any moving display or moving image” in paragraph (1)(c) of regulation 4 of the 1986 Regulations shall be omitted.

4Restrictions on advertisements to which section 10(6)(b) of the 1963 Act applies

In regulation 5(2) of the 1986 Regulations—

(a)

the word “and” in sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted; and

(b)

after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs:—

“(d)

text indicating the facilities afforded to persons resorting to the licensed betting office concerned;

(e)

text indicating the range of bets available in the licensed betting office concerned; and

(f)

text providing information relating to any event in connection with which betting transactions may be or have been effected in the licensed betting office concerned, including information as to the odds available on any particular event.”.

5Notices in licensed betting offices

The words “,but not in such a place that the notice exhibited can be read from outside those premises,” in paragraph (2) of regulation 7 of the 1986 Regulations shall be omitted.

Signature

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

15th March 1995

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend those parts of the Licensed Betting Offices (Scotland) Regulations 1986 (S.I. 1986/120) which concern the advertisements which may be published outside a licensed betting office in Scotland and the display of notices inside such an office.

The Regulations remove the prohibition on advertisements which consist of, or include, moving displays or moving images and extend the range of matters in respect of which text may be included in an advertisement.

The Regulations also remove the restriction on statutory notices which set out the terms on which the licensee invites persons to bet being exhibited so as to be read from outside the premises.