2001 No. 83

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2001

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 19681 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent1

1

This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 26th March 2001.

2

This Order extends to Scotland only.

Variation of Fees2

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 the 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) Order 19982 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.

Revocation3

The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) Order 1998, in so far as it specifies fees under subsections (3)(a) to (c) and (4) of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968, is hereby revoked.

JAMES WALLACEA member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULE

Article 2

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Provisions of section,48 referring to fees

Matters to which fee relates

Previous sum3

New sum

Subsection (3)

Fees chargeable:

Paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£32,830

£35,670

Paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£6,740

£7,325

Paragraph (c)

Transfer of licence

£7,270

£7,900

Subsection (4)

Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo:

Paragraph (a)

Grant of gaming licence

£2,710

£32,830

£2,940

£35,670

Paragraph (b)

Renewal of licence

£845

£6,740

£920

£7,325

Transfer of licence

£950

£7,270

£1,030

£7,900

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the fees to be charged in relation to the grant, renewal and transfer of gaming licences in Scotland under the Gaming Act 1968 as specified in the Schedule to the Order. The fees are increased by approximately 8.5 per cent.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Executive Justice Department, Branch 3, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh, EH11 3XD.