The Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000

Made17th July 2000

Laid before Parliament24th July 2000

Coming into force14th August 2000

The Secretary of State, in pursuance of sections 22(4) and 51 of the Gaming Act 19681, and after consultation with the Gaming Board of Great Britain, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 14th August 2000.

(2)

These Regulations do not extend to Scotland.

Amendment of general gaming hours2.

In regulation 4(1) of the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) Regulations 19842 for “four” there shall be substituted “six”.

Mike O'Brien

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Home Office

17th July 2000

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Gaming Clubs (Hours and Charges) Regulations 1984 in order to permit the extension of casino weekday opening hours from 4 a.m. until 6 a.m.

A full regulatory impact assessment (RIA) and other costs and benefits of this regulation is available from the Liquor, Gambling and Data Protection Unit, Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AT, telephone number 020 7273 3971.