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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Rules may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements) (No. 2) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2004 and shall come into operation on the same day as Article 5(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004(1) come into force.

(2) In these Rules, “the principal Rules” means the Magistrates' Courts (Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements) (No. 2) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1987(2), a reference to a Rule by number means the Rule so numbered in the principal Rules and any reference to a Form by number is a reference to that Form so numbered in the Schedule to the principal Rules.