Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 567
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2005
Made
7th March 2005
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2005
Coming into force
1st April 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2) This Order extends to Great Britain.
Amendment of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968
2. —(1) This article applies to the provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 (which relate to fees charged in relation to those matters mentioned in column 2).
(2) Each of the provisions shall have effect as if for any reference in the provision to a column 3 sum there were substituted a reference to the sum specified in the associated entry in column 4.
(3) In paragraph (2), a “column 3 sum”, in relation to a provision, is a sum—
(a) specified in column 3, and
(b) which is referred to in that provision, but as that reference has effect by virtue of the relevant Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order.
(4) In paragraph (3), the reference to the relevant Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order is to—
(a) in the case of section 48(3)(g), the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004( 2 ); and
(b) in the case of the other provisions, the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2003( 3 ).
(5) In this article a reference to a numbered column is to the column so numbered in the Schedule to this Order.
Revocation
3. —(1)The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2003 is hereby revoked.
(2) In the Schedule to the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004 the entry relating to section 48(3)(g) is hereby revoked.
Andrew McIntosh
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture Media and Sport
7th March 2005
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| Column (1) | Column (2) | Column (3) | Column (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions of section 48 referring to fees | Matters to which fees relate | Previous sum | New sum |
| Subsection (3) | |||
| Paragraph (ca) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £8,200 | £8,594 |
| Paragraph (cb) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,125 | £5,371 |
| Paragraph (g) | Issue of machine certificate | £6,425 | £6,605 |
| Renewal of machine certificate | £4,395 | £4,518 | |
| Subsection (4A) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £7,725 £8,200 | £8,351 £8,594 |
| Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,150 £5,125 | £5,567 £5,371 |
1968 (c. 65) ; section 48 was amended by section 1 of, and paragraph 3 to, the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1990 (c. 26) .
S.I. 2004/531 .
S.I. 2003/509 .