The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2017 No. 20 (C. 3)

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 20 (C. 3)

Betting, Gaming And Lotteries

The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2017

Made

12th January 2017

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 6(5) of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014(1).

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2017.

Appointed day

2.  The appointed day for the coming into force of section 2 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 is 31st January 2017.

Tracey Crouch

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

12th January 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings section 2 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 into force on 31st January 2017. Section 2 confers powers on the Secretary of State to make regulations so as to secure the horserace betting levy is payable by bookmakers required to hold a remote operating licence.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 1(1) to 1(2)	1st November 2014	2014/2444 as amended by 2014/2646
Section 1(3) (partially)	1st November 2014	2014/2444 as amended by 2014/2646
Sections 3 to 5	1st November 2014	2014/2444 as amended by 2014/2646

(1)

2014 c.17.