Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Bookmaking (Licensed Offices) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 22nd June 1998.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the 1987 Regulations” means the Bookmaking (Licensed Offices) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1).
Notices in licensed offices
2. In regulation 2(2) of the 1987 Regulations the words “, but not in such a place that the notice exhibited can be read from outside that office,” shall be omitted.
Restrictions on advertisements
3. In regulation 3(c) of the 1987 Regulations the words “or which consists of, or includes, any moving display or moving image” shall be omitted.
Advertisements permitted
4. In regulation 4(2) of the 1987 Regulations—
(a)the word “and” in sub-paragraph (b) shall be omitted;
(b)the following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (c)—
“(d)text indicating the facilities afforded to persons resorting to the licensed office concerned;
(e)text indicating the range of bets available in the licensed office concerned; and
(f)text providing information relating to any event in connection with which betting transactions may be or have been effected in the licensed office concerned, including information as to the odds available on any particular event.”
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
L.S.
Jeremy Harbison
Under Secretary
19th May 1998.