The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Monetary Amounts) Order 1995

• Citation: S.I. 1995/2374
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Monetary Amounts) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st October 1995.

Section 2 Revocation

The Bingo Duty (Exemptions) Order 1984 , the Gaming Machine Licence Duty (Variation of Monetary Limits and Exemptions) Order 1992 , the Bingo Duty (Exemptions) Order 1993 and the Bingo Duty (Exemptions) Order 1994 are hereby revoked.

Section 3 Interpretation

In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981.

Section 4 Gaming machine licence duty

(1) Section 22(2) of the Act shall be amended as follows, for “£6” there shall be substituted “£8”.

(2) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 4 to the Act shall have effect as if—

(a) for the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) there were substituted “25p”;

(b) for the amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (2)(b)(i) and (4) there were substituted, in each case, “£4”;

(c) for the smaller amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iii) there were substituted “£4”;

(d) for the amounts specified in sub-paragraphs (2)(b)(ii) and (3)(a) and (b) there were substituted, in each case, “£8”; and

(e) for the larger amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(b)(iii) there were substituted “£8”.

Section 5 Bingo duty

Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Act shall have effect as if—

(a) for the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(a) there were substituted “£1”;

(b) for the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(b) there were substituted “£100”; and

(c) for the amount specified in sub-paragraph (2)(c) there were substituted “£1”.