The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005

Commencement of provisions of the Gambling Act 2005

2.—(1) The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st October 2005, but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any such provision in column 2 of that Schedule, the provision concerned shall come into force on that date for that purpose only.

(2) Paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 16 to the Act, and section 356(1) and (2) of the Act in so far as it relates to that provision, shall come into force on 24th November 2005(1).

(3) Paragraph 3(7) and (8) of Schedule 16 to the Act, and section 356(1) and (2) of the Act in so far as it relates to those provisions, shall come into force on 25th November 2005.

(1)

This is the second appointed day as prescribed for the purposes of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17); see the Licensing Act 2003 (Second appointed day) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2091).