[F1 Part I E+W+S Betting]

Contributions for benefit of horse racing by bookmakers and Totalisator Board E+W+S

[F2 29B. Meaning of other terms E+W+S

In this Part—

• “bet” does not include any bet made or stake hazarded in the course of, or incidentally to, any gaming;

• “betting exchange provider” has the meaning given by section 27C(1);

• “bookmaker” means a person who carries on the business of—

  (a)

  receiving or negotiating bets, or

  (b)

  conducting pool betting operations;

  and in paragraph (b), “pool betting” has the same meaning as in the Gambling Act 2005 (see section 12 of that Act);

• “levy period” means the period—

  (a)

  beginning with the day after that on which the Horserace Betting Levy Regulations 2017 come into force and ending with 31 March 2018, and

  (b)

  each subsequent period of 12 months beginning with 1 April;

• “winnings” means winnings of any kind, and references to the payment of and deduction from winnings are to be read accordingly.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 29A, 29B inserted (25.4.2017) by The Horserace Betting Levy Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/589), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9 (with reg. 2)

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F1 Act repealed with savings (1.1.2007 for the repeal of Sch. 2 para. 10, 1.9.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19), ss. 356(3), 358(1), Sch. 17 (with ss. 352, 354); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 7-12, Sch. 4); S.I. 2006/3272, art. 3 (as amended by S.I. 2007/2169, art. 4)