{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017/section-58",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017/section-58.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2017/4",
  "legislation_title": "Wales Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wales-act-2017",
  "path": "section/58",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "58",
  "heading": "Gaming machines on licensed betting premises",
  "text": "(1) In section 172 of the Gambling Act 2005 (gaming machines), in subsection (12) (definition of ““appropriate Minister””), after paragraph (a) insert—\n“(aa) the Welsh Ministers, so far as, in the case of a betting premises licence in respect of premises in Wales and not in respect of a track, the order varies—\n(i) the number of gaming machines authorised for which the maximum charge for use is more than £10, or\n(ii) whether such machines are authorised;”.\n(2) In section 355 of that Act (regulations, orders and rules)—\n(a) in subsection (1), after ““the Secretary of State”” insert “ , the Welsh Ministers ”;\n(b) in subsection (3), after ““the Secretary of State”” insert “ or the Welsh Ministers ”;\n(c) after subsection (8) insert—\n“(8A) An order of the Welsh Ministers under section 172 shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.”\n(3) The amendments made by this section do not apply in relation to a betting premises licence issued before this section comes into force.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 58 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/4/section/58",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:05:46.312581+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}