Gaming machines8.

(1)

In Article 107 of the principal Order (gaming machines restricted from certain premises)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

after “1996” there shall be inserted “ or a licensed office ”;

(ii)

“, as the case may be,” shall be omitted;

(iii)

after “licensed premises” there shall be inserted “ or, as the case may be, the licensed office ”;

(b)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

“, as the case may be,” shall be omitted;

(ii)

for “in respect of the premises” there shall be substituted “ or the licensed bookmaker, as the case may require ”;

(c)

after paragraph (5)(b) there shall be inserted—

“and

(c)

in the case of a licensed office, on the application of the licensed bookmaker,” ;

(d)

in paragraph (8) at the end there shall be added—

“and

(c)

in the case of a licensed office, on the bookmaking office licence.” .

(2)

In Article 108 of the principal Order (use of gaming machines on other premises)—

(a)

after paragraph (1)(b) there shall be inserted—

“(ba)

on any licensed office;” ;

(b)

after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted—

“(4A)

Not more than 2 gaming machines (or such other number as the Department may specify, by order subject to affirmative resolution) shall be made available for gaming on any licensed office.” ;

(c)

in paragraph (7)—

(i)

after “paragraphs” there shall be inserted “ (7A), ”;

(ii)

in sub-paragraph (a) for “£5” there shall be substituted “ £8 ”;

(iii)

for sub-paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—

“(c)

a money prize together with a non-monetary prize of an aggregate value not exceeding £8 or a token or tokens exchangeable only for such a combination of a money prize and a non-monetary prize.” ;

(d)

after paragraph (7) there shall be inserted—

“(7A)

In the case of bingo club premises, in addition to the condition specified in paragraph (7), paragraph (8) shall apply in respect of any 1 game played by means of a gaming machine installed on such premises.” ;

(e)

in paragraph (8)—

(i)

after “(b)” there shall be inserted “ or on any licensed office ”;

(ii)

after “money prize” there shall be inserted “ delivered by the machine of an amount ”;

(f)

in paragraph (9)(a) for the words from “£5” onwards there shall be substituted “ £8 or, in relation to a machine to which paragraph (8) applies, a money prize or money prizes of an amount or aggregate amount not exceeding £25 delivered by the machine; ”;

(g)

in paragraph (11)(a)—

(i)

after “(b)” there shall be inserted “ , (ba) ”;

(ii)

after “liquor or” there shall be inserted “ the licensed bookmaker or ”.