Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

26 Bookmakers’ Committee. E+W+S

(1) For the purposes of the contributions such as are mentioned in section 24(1) of this Act to be made by bookmakers, there shall be a committee, which shall be known as the Bookmakers’ Committee, constituted in such manner as the Secretary of State may, after consultation with any body appearing to him to be representative of the interests of bookmakers generally, by regulations made by statutory instrument provide.

(2) Provision may be made, and from time to time varied, by a scheme under this subsection for the payment of remuneration to all or any of the members of the Bookmakers’ Committee, and for the provision of secretarial and other facilities for that committee; and such a scheme—

(a) may be made at any time by agreement between the committee and the Levy Board; or

(b) on any occasion on which proposals for such a scheme are made by the committee or by the Levy Board but the committee and the Board cannot agree thereon, may be made by the three persons for the time being appointed to be members of the Levy Board by the Secretary of State.

(3) The Levy Board shall pay—

(a) any amounts payable by virtue of any scheme under subsection (2) of this section;

(b) any other expenses incurred by the Bookmakers’ Committee for the purposes of this Act with the approval, whether general or special, of the Levy Board;

(c) any travelling and other expenses reasonably incurred by any person as a member of the Bookmakers’ Committee.

(4) The Bookmakers’ Committee may regulate their own procedure and make standing orders governing the conduct of their business.

(5) No act or proceeding of the Bookmakers’ Committee shall be questioned on account of any vacancy in the number of the members thereof or on account of the appointment of any person as a member thereof having been defective.