Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 541
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2006
Made
1st March 2006
Laid before Parliament
2nd March 2006
Coming into force
1st April 2006
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968( 1 ):
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 1st April 2006.
(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 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order.
(4) In paragraph (3), the reference to the relevant Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order is—
(a) in the case of section 48(3)(f), to the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004( 2 ); and
(b) in the case of the other provisions, to the Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2005( 3 ).
(5) In this article a reference to a numbered column is to the column so numbered in the table in the Schedule.
Revocation
3.The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 2004 (for all remaining purposes( 4 )) and the Gaming Act 1968 (Variation of Fees) Order 2005 are revoked.
Richard Caborn
Minister of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
1st March 2006
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 | £8,594 | £8,938 |
| Paragraph (cb) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,371 | £5,586 |
| Paragraph (f) | Issue of certificate of approval under Part 1 of Schedule 5 | £210 | £222 |
| Paragraph (g) | Issue of machine certificate | £6,605 | £7,000 |
| Renewal of machine certificate | £4,518 | £4,789 | |
| Subsection (4A) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £8,351 £8,594 | £8,852 £8,938 |
| Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,567 £5,371 | £5,901 £5,586 |
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) . The Gaming Act 1968 is to be repealed by the Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) , section 356(3)(g) and (4) and Schedule 17, on a date to be appointed by order made under section 358(1) of that Act.
S.I. 2004/531 .
S.I. 2005/567 .
The Order was partially revoked by S.I. 2005/567 .