Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 2455 (C.103)
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005
Made
28th August 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 355(1) and 358(1) and (2) of the Gambling Act 2005( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and interpretation
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 ( 2 ).
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( 3 ).
(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
Article 2(1)
SCHEDULE Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2005
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 6 | |
| Section 7(1) to (4) | |
| Sections 8 and 9 | |
| Section 10(1) and (2) | |
| Section 11 to 14 and Schedules 1 and 2 | |
| Section 15(1) to (4) | |
| Section 15(5) | In so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 specified below. |
| Sections 16 to 19 | |
| Section 20 and Schedule 4 | |
| Section 21 and Schedule 5 | |
| Sections 22 and 23 | |
| Section 24(1) to (8), (10) and (11) | |
| Section 25 and 26 | |
| Section 30 and Schedule 6 | |
| Sections 31 and 32 | |
| Section 65(2) | |
| Section 75(1) and (2) | |
| Section 76(1) to (3) | |
| Section 79 | In so far as it relates to section 75(1) and (2) and section 76(1) to (3). |
| Section 80 | In so far as it has effect to define “management office” and “operational function” for the purposes of section 127. |
| Section 127 | |
| Section 128 | In so far as it applies to section 75(1) and (2), section 76(1) to (3) and section 79. |
| Section 258(5) | In so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 11 specified below (whose purposes are limited as specified below). |
| Section 352 | |
| Section 354 | |
| Section 356(1) and (2) | In so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 16 specified below. |
| Section 356(4) and (5) | In so far as it relates to the entry in Schedule 17 specified below (whose purpose is limited as specified below). |
| Section 357 | |
| In Schedule 3, paragraph 2 | |
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In Schedule 11— paragraphs 1 to 8, 10 to 12, 20, 30 and 31 |
For the purposes of sections 17 and 18. |
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In Schedule 16— paragraph 3(1) paragraph 3(3) to (6) paragraphs 5 to 7 paragraphs 9, 13, 14, 16, 19 and 21 |
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| In Schedule 17, the entry relating to the Gaming Act 1968 | In so far as it relates to the repeal of section 10 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Gaming Act 1968. |
1968 c. 65 .
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 ).