Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 531
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004
Made
1st March 2004
Laid before Parliament
2nd March 2004
Coming into force
1st April 2004
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 48(3), (4), (4A) and (5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
2. The provisions of section 48(3) of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in relation to those matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (which, by virtue of the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2003( 2 ), had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order as if, for those references, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.
3. In the Schedule to the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2003, the entries relating to section 48(3)(f) and (g) of the Gaming Act 1968 are hereby revoked.
Andrew McIntosh
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1st March 2004
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions of section 48(3) relating to fees | Matters to which fees relate | Previous sum | New sum |
| paragraph (f) | Issue of a certificate of approval | £204 | £210 |
| paragraph (g) | Issue of machine certificate | £5,920 | £6,425 |
| Renewal of machine certificate | £4,050 | £4,395 |
1968 c. 65 ; section 48 was amended by section 1 of, and paragraph 3 of the Schedule to, the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1990 (c. 26) .
S.I. 2003/509 .