Statutory Instruments
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
Made
26th October 1992
Laid before Parliament
3rd November 1992
Coming into force
1st December 1992
In pursuance of sections 41(9) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968(1), 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 1988(2) shall be omitted.
Kenneth Clarke
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
26th October 1992
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Provisions of section 41 referring to maximum sums | Matter to which sum relates | New sum(3) |
| 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.
The previous sums of £2.50, £250, £250 and £500 were specified in S.I. 1988/1026.