The Deregulation (Gaming Machines and Betting Office Facilities) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 1359

DEREGULATION

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Deregulation (Gaming Machines and Betting Office Facilities) Order 1996

Made

23rd May 1996

Coming into force

20th June 1996

Whereas—

(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963(1) and of the Gaming Act 1968(2), which are the subject of this Order, impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;

(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;

(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;

(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994(3) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;

(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;

(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations; and

(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

1963 c. 2.

(2)

1968 c. 65.

(3)

1994 c. 40.