1990 No. 397 (S.46)

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1990

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 19681, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1990, shall extend to Scotland only and shall come into force on 1st April 1990.

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 respect of 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) (Scotland) Order 19892, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.

3

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1989 is hereby revoked.

James Douglas-HamiltonParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeSt. Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Provisions of section 48 referring to fees

Matter to which fee relates

Previous sum

New sum

Subsection (3)

Fees chargeable:

paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£28,000

£29,000

paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£6,000

£6,250

paragraph (c)

Transfer of licence

£5,500

£5,800

paragraph (d)

Registration of club or institute (Part II)

£145

£155

Renewal of registration

£70

£75

paragraph (e)

Registration of club or institute (Part III)

£75

£80

Renewal of registration

£45

£48

paragraph (f)

Issue of certificate of approval

£35

£42

paragraph (g)

Issue of machine certificate

£2,250

£2,350

Renewal of certificate

£870

£920

Subsection (4)

Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo:

paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£2,250

£2,350

£28,000

£29,000

paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£850

£870

£6,000

£6,250

Transfer of licence

£650

£700

£5,500

£5,800

(This note is not part of the Order)

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