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

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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005;

“the Gaming Board” means the Gaming Board for Great Britain established under section 10 of the Gaming Act 1968(1).

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(2).

(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.

Transitional provisions

3.—(1) The persons who are, by virtue of subsection (3) of section 21 of the Act, to be treated as if on the commencement of that section they were appointed as commissioners of the Gambling Commission under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act shall, subject to paragraph (3), be treated as if they had been so appointed on the same terms as they were appointed as members of the Gaming Board.

(2) The person who is, by virtue of subsection (4) of section 21 of the Act, to be treated as if on commencement of that section he was appointed as the chairman of the Gambling Commission under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act shall, subject to paragraph (3), be treated as if he had been so appointed on the same terms as he was appointed as the chairman of the Gaming Board.

(3) Each such commissioner or chairman shall hold office for a period beginning on 1st October 2005 and ending on the date on which immediately before 1st October 2005 his appointment as a member or chairman of the Gaming Board was due to come to an end.

Richard Caborn

Minister of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

28th August 2005

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