The Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

Made19th July 2002

Laid before Parliament22nd July 2002

Coming into force12th August 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 3(1) of the Gaming (Bingo) Act 19851, and after consultation with the Gaming Board for Great Britain, hereby makes the following Regulations:

1. (1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on 12th August 2002.

2. (1)

In regulation 2 of the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) Regulations 19862 (number of games of multiple bingo that may be played on any bingo club premises in any period of 24 hours), for “three” there shall be substituted “five”.

Richard Caborn

Minister of State,

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

19th July 2002

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Gaming Clubs (Multiple Bingo) Regulations 1986 to increase from three to five the number of games of multiple bingo that may be played on any licensed bingo club premises in any period of twenty-four hours.

A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits is available from the Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH. Telephone 020 7211 6498.