1989 No. 294

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1989

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

In pursuance of sections 48(5) 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 Fees) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st April 1989.

2

This Order shall not extend to Scotland.

2

The provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in relation to the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (for which the sums mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule were substituted by the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (No. 2) Order 19882 ), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

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The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (No. 2) Order 1988 is hereby revoked.

Douglas HurdOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateHome Office

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Provisions of section 48 referring to fees

Matters to which fee relates

Previous sum

New sum

Subsection (3)

Fees chargeable:

  • paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£25,000

£28,000

  • paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£5,000

£6,000

  • paragraph (c)

Transfer of licence

£4,500

£5,500

  • paragraph (d)

Registration of club or institute (Part II)

£135

£145

Renewal of registration

£65

£70

  • paragraph (e)

Registration of club or institute (Part III)

£65

£75

Renewal of registration

£35

£45

  • paragraph (f)

Issue of certificate of approval

£25

£35

  • paragraph (g)

Issue of machine certificate

£2,000

£2,250

Renewal of certificate

£770

£870

Subsection (4)

Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo:

  • paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£2,000

£2,250

£25,000

£28,000

  • paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£770

£850

£5,000

£6,000

Transfer of licence

£500

£650

£4,500

£5,500

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the fees to be charged in England and Wales under the Gaming Act 1968 for the matters mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.