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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994/schedule-13/paragraph-59",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1994/39",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-etc-scotland-act-1994",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/59",
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  "number": "59",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 shall be amended in accordance with this paragraph.\n(2) In Schedule 1 (bookmaker’s permits, betting agency permits and betting office licences), in paragraph 2, in the definition of “appropriate local authority”, in paragraph (b), for sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) substitute “ the council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area the relevant premises are, or are to be, situated; ”.\n(3) In Schedule 2 (registered pool promoters), in paragraph 1(1)(b), for “the council of an islands area or district” substitute “ a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. ”.\n(4) In Schedule 3 (licensing of tracks for betting)—\n(a) in paragraph 5(2)—\n(i) in head (b)(i), for the words from “of” to “which” substitute “ constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 within whose area ”;\n(ii) in head (b)(ii), for the words from “general” to “authority”, where it secondly occurs, substitute “ planning authority ”; and\n(iii) for the words from “ “general” to “them”” substitute “ “planning authority” has the meaning given ”; and\n(b) for paragraph 6(3) substitute—\n“(3) The authorities referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(e) of this paragraph are—\n(a) the planning authority for any area which includes the track or any part thereof;\n(b) any local authority whose area adjoins any area which includes the track or any part thereof,\nwhere that authority are not the licensing authority.\nIn this sub-paragraph, the expression “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/1995/25",
      "affecting_title": "Environment Act 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2008/5",
      "affecting_title": "Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008"
    },
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2014/14",
      "affecting_title": "Housing (Scotland) Act 2014"
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    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "asp/2005/10",
      "affecting_title": "Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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