Access to Justice Act 1999

The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63)

119 The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 has effect subject to the following amendments.

120 (1) Paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 (enforcement of betting duty) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (4) (notification of forfeiture and cancellation of betting office licence)—

(a) for “clerk of” substitute “proper officer of”, and

(b) for the words from “clerk to”, in the first place, to “clerk to”, in the second place, substitute “proper officer of the appropriate authority who last either granted or renewed the licence, send a copy of the order to the proper officer of”.

(3) After that sub-paragraph insert—

“(4A) In sub-paragraph (4) above—

• “proper officer of the court” means—

  (a)

  in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales, the justices' chief executive for the court; and

  (b)

  in relation to any other court, the clerk of the court, and

• “appropriate authority” and “proper officer of the appropriate authority” have the same meaning as in Schedule 1 to the [1963 c. 2.] Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963.”

121 (1) Paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 (register of permits) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) (registers of permits etc.), for “clerk to” substitute “proper officer of”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (2) insert—

“(3) In sub-paragraph (1) above “proper officer of the appropriate authority” means—

(a) where the appropriate authority is a committee of the justices acting for a petty sessions area, the chief executive to the justices; and

(b) in any other case, the clerk to the authority.”