The Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 No. 961

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1998 No. 961

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1998

Made

2nd April 1998

Laid before Parliament

17th April 1998

Coming into force

11th May 1998

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 14(2) and 51 of the Gaming Act 1968(1), and after consultation with the Gaming Board for Great Britain, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 and shall come into force on 11th May 1998.

2. Regulation 5(1) of the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) Regulations 1984(2) shall be amended by substituting for the figure "£8.00", in both places where it occurs, the figure "£8.50".

3. Regulation 5(1) of the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Scotland) Regulations 1984(3) shall be amended by substituting for the figure "£8.00", in both places where it occurs, the figure "£8.50".

4. The Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1996(4) and the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1996(5) are hereby revoked.

George Howarth

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

2nd April 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations increase the maximum charges which may be made for admission to gaming on bingo club premises from £8 to £8.50.

(2)

S.I. 1984/248, amended by S.I. 1996/1109.

(3)

S.I. 1984/470; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1984/1804, 1996/1144, 1997/942.

(4)

S.I. 1996/1109.

(5)

S.I. 1996/1144.


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