Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 2495
betting, gaming and lotteries
The Gambling (Lottery Machine Interval) Order 2007
Made
28th August 2007
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(b)
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 235(2)(d)(ii) of the Gambling Act 2005( 1 ).
In accordance with section 355(6) of that Act a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Commencement and citation
1. This Orderβ
(a) may be cited as the Gambling (Lottery Machine Interval) Order 2007; and
(b) comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made, or 1st September 2007, whichever is the later.
Lottery machine interval
2. For the purposes of section 235(2)(d)(ii) of the Gambling Act 2005, where a machine dispenses lottery tickets or otherwise enables a person to enter a lottery, there must be an interval of not less than one hour between each entry to a lottery and any announcement by the machine of the results of that lottery.
Gerry Sutcliffe
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
28th August 2007