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Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981

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[F120CSupplementaryU.K.

(1)Part 2 of Schedule 3 to this Act (bingo duty: supplementary) shall have effect.

(2)In sections 17 to 20B above, this section and Schedule 3—

  • bingo” includes any version of that game, whatever name it is called,

  • [F2bingo premises licence” has the same meaning as in Part 8 of the Gambling Act 2005 (see section 150(1)(b)),]

  • [F3“licensed bingo”—

    (a)

    in Great Britain, means bingo played at premises licensed under a bingo premises licence, and

    (b)

    in Northern Ireland, means bingo played at premises licensed under Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985,]

  • prize” means anything won at bingo, and

  • United Kingdom” includes the territorial sea of the United Kingdom.

(3)For the purposes of those provisions, except in relation to combined bingo, the promoter of a game of bingo is—

(a)in the case of licensed bingo, the holder of the licence, and

(b)in the case of non-licensed bingo, the person who provides the facilities for the game.

(4)For the purposes of those provisions in relation to combined bingo a person promotes a game of bingo if he is wholly or partly responsible for organising it or for providing facilities for it.

(5)In those provisions a reference to entitlement to participate in a game of bingo includes a reference to an opportunity to participate in a game of bingo in respect of which a charge is made (whether by way of a fee for participation, a stake, or both).

(6)In proceedings relating to bingo duty under the customs and excise Acts an averment in any process that a particular game is a version of bingo shall, until the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence that it is.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 17-20C substituted (with effect as mentioned in s. 9(10) of the amending Act) for ss. 17-20 by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), s. 9(1)

F2S. 20C: definition of "bingo premises licence" inserted (1.9.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), ss. 105, Sch. 25 paras. 9(2), 23; S.I. 2007/2532, art. 2

F3S. 20C: definition of "licensed bingo" substituted (1.9.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), ss. 105, Sch. 25 paras. 9(3), 23; S.I. 2007/2532, art. 2

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