2001 No. 757
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 20(3) and (8) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 19681, hereby makes the following Order:
1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001.
(2)
This Order shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(3)
In this Order “the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968.
(4)
This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
2.
(1)
Section 20(3) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum permitted aggregate amount of winnings in respect of games of bingo played in one week simultaneously on different club premises is £50,0002) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £55,000.
(2)
Section 20(8) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum amount by which weekly winnings on any particular bingo club premises may exceed the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded is £6,5003) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £10,000.
3.
Mike O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases the monetary limits specified in section 20(3) and (8) of the Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65) and described in article 2 of the Order.
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order is available from the Licensing and Gambling Unit, Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AT. Telephone 020 7273 3108.