Statutory Instruments
BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES
Made
2nd March 2003
Laid before Parliament
5th March 2003
Coming into force
1st April 2003
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by sections 48 and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968 Act(1) hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
2. The provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in relation to those matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (which, by virtue of the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2002(2) had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order as if, for those references, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.
3. In the Schedule to the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (England and Wales and Scotland) Order 2002, the entries relating to section 48(3)(ca), (cb), (f), (g) and (4A) of the Gaming Act 1968 are hereby revoked.
Richard Caborn
Minister of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2nd March 2003
Article 2
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provisions of section 48 referring to fees | Matters to which fees related | Previous sum | New sum |
| Subsection (3) | Fees Chargeable: | ||
| paragraph (ca) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £8,000 | £8,200 |
| paragraph (cb) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,000 | £5,125 |
| paragraph (f) | Issue of a certificate of approval | £160 | £204 |
| paragraph (g) | Issue of machine certificate Renewal of machine certificate | £5,800 £3,970 | £5,920 £4050 |
| Subsection (4A) | Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the grant of a licence | £7,500 £8,000 | £7,725 £8,200 |
| Application for a certificate consenting to the making of an application for the transfer of a licence | £5,000 £5,000 | £5,150 £5,125 |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the fees to be charged in England and Wales and Scotland under the Gaming Act 1968 for the matters mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.
A full Regulatory Impact Assessment of the costs and benefits of this Order is available from the Gaming and Lotteries Branch, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2 – 4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, telephone 020 7211 6498.
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).
S.I. 2002/642