Finance Act 1995

8 (1) In section 26 (supplementary provisions)—

(a) for the words “gaming machine licence duty” in subsection (1) there shall be substituted “amusement machine licence duty”;

(b) for the words “a gaming machine” and “gaming machines”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted, respectively, “an amusement machine” and “amusement machines”; and

(c) for the words “for gaming”, wherever they occur, there shall be substituted “for play”.

(2) In subsection (2) of that section—

(a) after the definition of “United Kingdom” there shall be inserted the following definitions—

““video machine” has the meaning given by section 25(1B) above;

“prize machine” has the meaning given by section 25(1C) above;” and

(b) after the definition of a “five-penny machine” there shall be inserted the following definition—

““thirty-five-penny machine” means an amusement machine which can only be played by the insertion into the machine of coins of an aggregate denomination not exceeding 35p;”.

(3) After subsection (2) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2A) References in sections 21 to 25 above and in this section and Schedule 4 to this Act to a game, in relation to any machine, include references to a game in the nature of a quiz or puzzle and to a game which is played solely by way of a pastime or against the machine, as well as one played wholly or partly against one or more contemporaneous or previous players.”