1987 No. 93 (S. 8)
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1987
Made 19th January 1987
Laid before Parliament 5th February 1987
Coming into force 2nd March 1987

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by paragraph 20(1A) of Schedule 1 to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1963 c. 2; paragraph 20(1A) was inserted by the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 1984 (c. 25), section 3.

1 This Order may be cited as the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1987, shall extend to Scotland only and shall come into force on 2nd March 1987.
2 Paragraph 20(1) (fees for grant or renewal of bookmakers' permits, betting agency permits and betting office licences) of Schedule 1 to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 shall be amended as follows:–
(a) in paragraph (b) (grant of betting agency permit), for the words “five pounds” there shall be substituted “£100”; and
(b) for paragraph (c) (renewal of bookmaker’s permit, betting agency permit or grant or renewal of betting office licence) there shall be substituted–

“(c) in the case of the grant of a betting office licence, £80;
(d) in the case of the renewal of a bookmaker’s permit or betting agency permit, £12;
(e) in the case of the renewal of a betting office licence, £15;”

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Ian Lang Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,Scottish Office New St. Andrew’s HouseEdinburgh 19th January 1987

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the fees payable to the appropriate authority under paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 1 to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 for the grant and renewal of betting agency permits and betting office licences and the renewal of bookmakers' permits. The fee for the grant of a betting agency permit is increased from £5 to £100 (article 2(a)), and for the grant of a betting office licence from £1 to £80 (article 2(b)). The fee for the renewal of a bookmaker’s permit or betting agency permit is increased from £1 to £12, and of a betting office licence from £1 to £15 (article 2(b)).