Yn ddilys o 19/07/2007
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 26A-26M and cross-heading inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 8(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 8, Sch. 1 para. 2; S.I. 2007/2172, art. 2
(1)The Commissioners shall maintain a register of persons who provide facilities for remote gaming in respect of which remote gaming duty may be chargeable.
(2)A person may not provide facilities for remote gaming in respect of which remote gaming duty may be chargeable without being registered.
(3)The Commissioners may make regulations about registration; in particular, the regulations may include provision (which may include provision conferring a discretion on the Commissioners) about—
(a)the procedure for applying for registration;
(b)the timing of applications;
(c)the information to be provided;
(d)notification of changes;
(e)de-registration;
(f)re-registration after a person ceases to be registered.
(4)The regulations may require a registered person to give notice to the Commissioners before applying for a remote operating licence.
(5)The regulations may permit the Commissioners to make registration, or continued registration, of a foreign person conditional; and the regulations may, in particular, permit the Commissioners to require—
(a)the provision of security for payment of remote gaming duty;
(b)the appointment of a United Kingdom representative with responsibility for discharging liability to remote gaming duty.
(6)In subsection (5) “foreign person” means a person who—
(a)in the case of an individual, is not usually resident in the United Kingdom,
(b)in the case of a body corporate, does not have an established place of business in the United Kingdom, and
(c)in any other case, does not include an individual who is usually resident in the United Kingdom.
(7)The regulations may include provision for the registration of groups of persons; and may provide for the modification of the provisions of this Part about remote gaming duty in their application to groups.
(8)The regulations—
(a)may make provision which applies generally or only for specified purposes, and
(b)may make different provision for different purposes.]