1992 No. 2646

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (No. 3) Order 1992

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

In pursuance of sections 41(9) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 19681, I hereby make the following Order:

1

1

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (No. 3) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st December 1992.

2

This Order does not extend to Scotland.

2

1

The provisions of section 41 of the Gaming Act 1968 (gaming at entertainments not held for private gain) specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the maximum sums permitted in respect of the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the sums specified in those provisions, there were substituted the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

2

Paragraph (1) above shall have effect only in relation to entertainments held on or after the date on which this Order comes into force.

3

Article 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 19882 shall be omitted.

Kenneth ClarkeOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office

SCHEDULE

(1)

(2)

(3)

Provisions of section 41 referring to maximum sums

Matter to which sum relates

New sum3

Subsection (3)

Entrance fee or stake

£3.00

Subsection (4)

Total value of prizes and awards

£300

Subsection (8)

Series of entertainments:

£300

Total value of prizes at final entertainment

£600

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the maximum monetary limits specifed in section 41 of the Gaming Act 1968 for the prizes, stakes and other matters mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.