Statutory Instruments
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
Made
24th February 1998
Laid before Parliament
4th March 1998
Coming into force
1st April 1998
The Secretary of State, in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.
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 (which, by virtue of the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1995(2) as respects England and Wales and the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1995(3) as respects Scotland, had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order as if, for those references, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.
3. The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1995 and the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 1995 are hereby revoked.
George Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
24th February 1998
Article 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions of section 48 referring to fees | Matters to which fee relates | Previous sum(4) | New sum |
| Subsection (3) | Fees chargeable: | ||
| paragraph (a) | Grant of gaming licence | £32,030 | £32,830 |
| paragraph (b) | Renewal of licence | £6,580 | £6,740 |
| paragraph (c) | Transfer of licence | £7,090 | £7,270 |
| paragraph (ca) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £6,120 | £6,270 |
| paragraph (cb) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £3,060 | £3,130 |
| paragraph (d) | Registration of club or institute (Part II) | £190 | £195 |
| Renewal of registration | £90 | £95 | |
| paragraph (e) | Registration of club or institute (Part III) | £100 | £105 |
| Renewal of registration | £60 | £62 | |
| paragraph (f) | Issue of certificate of approval | £72 | £75 |
| paragraph (g) | Issue of machine certificate | £3,720 | £3,810 |
| Renewal of certificate | £1,480 | £1,520 | |
| Subsection (4) | Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo: | ||
| paragraph (a) | Grant of gaming licence | £2,640 | £2,710 |
| £32,030 | £32,830 | ||
| paragraph (b) | Renewal of licence | £825 | £845 |
| £6,580 | £6,740 | ||
| Transfer of licence | £925 | £950 | |
| £7,090 | £7,270 | ||
| Subsection (4A) | |||
| Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £1,835 | £1,880 | |
| £6,120 | £6,270 | ||
| Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £610 | £625 | |
| £3,060 | £3,130 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the fees to be charged in Great Britain under the Gaming Act 1968 for the matters mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.
1968 c. 65; section 48 was amended by section 1 of, and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to, the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1990 (c. 26).
S.I. 1995/321.
S.I. 1995/571.