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The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/757 · Made 6 March 2001

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 6th March 2001

Laid before Parliament 14th March 2001

Coming into force 1st May 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 20(3) and (8) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968f1, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1968 c. 65; section 20(3) was amended by section 1 of the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1980 (c. 8).

Contents

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

1

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001.

(2)

This Order shall come into force on 1st May 2001.

(3)

In this Order “the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968.

(4)

This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

2

(1)

Section 20(3) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum permitted aggregate amount of winnings in respect of games of bingo played in one week simultaneously on different club premises is £50,000f1) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £55,000.

(2)

Section 20(8) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum amount by which weekly winnings on any particular bingo club premises may exceed the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded is £6,500f2) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £10,000.

3

Article 2 of the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1999f1 and article 2 of the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2000f2 are hereby revoked.

Signature

Mike O'Brien

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

6th March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the monetary limits specified in section 20(3) and (8) of the Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65) and described in article 2 of the Order.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order is available from the Licensing and Gambling Unit, Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AT. Telephone 020 7273 3108.