(1)Part 2 of Schedule 3 to this Act (bingo duty: supplementary) shall have effect.
(2)In sections 17 to 20B above, this section and Schedule 3—
“bingo” includes any version of that game, whatever name it is called,
[F2“bingo premises licence” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Gambling Act 2005 (see section 150(1)(b)),]
[F3“licensed bingo”—
in Great Britain, means bingo played at premises licensed under a bingo premises licence, and
in Northern Ireland, means bingo played at premises licensed under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985,]
“prize” means anything won at bingo, and
“United Kingdom” includes the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.
(3)For the purposes of those provisions, except in relation to combined bingo, the promoter of a game of bingo is—
(a)in the case of licensed bingo, the holder of the licence, and
(b)in the case of non-licensed bingo, the person who provides the facilities for the game.
(4)For the purposes of those provisions in relation to combined bingo a person promotes a game of bingo if he is wholly or partly responsible for organising it or for providing facilities for it.
(5)In those provisions a reference to entitlement to participate in a game of bingo includes a reference to an opportunity to participate in a game of bingo in respect of which a charge is made (whether by way of a fee for participation, a stake, or both).
(6)In proceedings relating to bingo duty under the customs and excise Acts an averment in any process that a particular game is a version of bingo shall, until the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence that it is.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 17-20C substituted (with effect as mentioned in s. 9(10) of the amending Act) for ss. 17-20 by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 9(1)
F2S. 20C: definition of "bingo premises licence" inserted (1.9.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), ss. 105, Sch. 25 paras. 9(2), 23; S.I. 2007/2532, art. 2
F3S. 20C: definition of "licensed bingo" substituted (1.9.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), ss. 105, Sch. 25 paras. 9(3), 23; S.I. 2007/2532, art. 2