Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 637
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
The Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (First Appointed Day) Order 2006
Made
5th March 2006
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2006
Coming into force
31st March 2006
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 349(6) of the Gambling Act 2005( 1 ):
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (First Appointed Day) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 31st March 2006.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Gambling Act 2005.
First appointed day
2. For the purposes of section 349 of the Act (requirement on licensing authorities to publish a policy statement every three years), the first appointed day shall be 31st January 2007.
Richard Caborn
Minister of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
5th March 2006