2004 No. 155
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Bingo Prize Limit) Order 2004
Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into force
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 19811, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement1.
This Order may be cited as the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Bingo Prize Limit) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 20th February 2004.
Increase in prize limit2.
Paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (exemption from bingo duty for certain small-scale, commercially provided bingo games) shall have effect as if for the sum mentioned in sub-paragraph (2)(c) there were substituted “£25”2.
Revocation3.
The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Bingo Prize Limit) Order 19993 is revoked.
Michael Hanson
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New King’s Beam House, 22 Upper Ground, London SE1 9PJ
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which comes into force on 20th February 2004, increases the monetary prize limit for bingo played on a small scale by way of commercial amusement to qualify for exemption from bingo duty. It increases the maximum amount permitted to be distributed as a money prize from £15 to £25.
A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument, as it has no impact on the costs of business.