The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2001

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 83

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2001

Made

7th March 2001

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

8th March 2001

Coming into force

29th March 2001

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 26th March 2001.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Variation of Fees

2.  The provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in relation to the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (which by virtue of the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1998(2) had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order as if, for those references, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

Revocation

3.  The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1998, in so far as it specifies fees under subsections (3)(a) to (c) and (4) of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968, is hereby revoked.

JAMES WALLACE

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

7th March 2001

Article 2

SCHEDULE

(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Provisions of section,48 referring to fees	Matters to which fee relates	Previous sum(3)	New sum
Subsection (3)	Fees chargeable:
Paragraph (a)	Grant of gaming licence	£32,830	£35,670
Paragraph (b)	Renewal of licence	£6,740	£7,325
Paragraph (c)	Transfer of licence	£7,270	£7,900
Subsection (4)	Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo:
Paragraph (a)	Grant of gaming licence	£2,710 £32,830	£2,940 £35,670
Paragraph (b)	Renewal of licence	£845 £6,740	£920 £7,325
	Transfer of licence	£950 £7,270	£1,030 £7,900

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the fees to be charged in relation to the grant, renewal and transfer of gaming licences in Scotland under the Gaming Act 1968 as specified in the Schedule to the Order. The fees are increased by approximately 8.5 per cent.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Executive Justice Department, Branch 3, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD.

(1)

1968 c. 65; section 48(5) was amended by the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1990 (c. 26), section 1 and the Schedule, paragraph 3. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), Schedule 1.

(2)

S.I. 1998/456.

(3)

See S.I. 1998/456