The Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985—

(a) to enable on-course betting to take place on Sunday and to provide for the rights of betting workers in relation to Sunday working;

(b) to transfer the grant of bookmaking office licences from courts of summary jurisdiction to county courts;

(c) to relax the restrictions on licensed bookmaking offices;

(d) to allow on-course bookmakers to take bets on any event and have permanent structures for bookmaking on licensed tracks and to allow track occupiers certain bookmaking interests on their own tracks;

(e) to reduce the waiting period for non-sporting clubs seeking registration to one year;

(f) to allow gaming machines in licensed bookmaking offices and to relax the restrictions on gaming machines in other premises;

(g) to provide for the grant of a new amusement permit which permits a cash-only machine which gives maximum prizes of £25 in premises to which children have restricted access;

(h) to allow advertising of bingo; and

(i) to make other minor amendments to that Order.