1997 No. 353
Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997
Made
To be laid before Parliament under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 9(1) of the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 19902 and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, after consultation with such organisations as appear to the Department to substantially represent the interests of bookmakers, and with the approval of the Department of Finance and Personnel, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 and shall come into operation on 3rd September 1997.
Charges on bookmakers2
The charges to be paid to the Department under Article 9 of the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 for the benefit of the Fund shall be—
a
£82 in the case of every person to whom paragraph (1)(a) of that Article applies;
b
£923 in the case of every person to whom paragraph (1)(b) of that Article applies.
Revocation3
The Horse Racing (Charges on Bookmakers) Order (Northern Ireland) 19963 is hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on
The Department of Finance and Personnel hereby approves the foregoing Order.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on
(This note is not part of the Order.)