Part II Gaming Duties
Gaming machine licence duty
F1C123 Amount of duty.
1
The amount of duty payable on F2an amusement machine licence shall be—
a
the appropriate amount for the machine which it authorises, or
b
if it authorises two or more machines, the aggregate of the appropriate amounts for each of those machines.
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The appropriate amount for each machine shall be determined in accordance with the following Table by reference to—
a
the period for which the licence is granted, and
b
the machine's category determined in accordance with subsection (3).
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Months for which licence granted | Category A | Category B1 | Category B2 | Category B3 | Category B4 | Category C |
1 | £435 | £220 | £170 | £170 | £155 | £65 |
2 | £875 | £435 | £345 | £345 | £310 | £130 |
3 | £1310 | £655 | £515 | £515 | £465 | £195 |
4 | £1750 | £875 | £690 | £690 | £625 | £255 |
5 | £2185 | £1095 | £860 | £860 | £780 | £320 |
6 | £2625 | £1310 | £1030 | £1030 | £935 | £385 |
7 | £3060 | £1530 | £1205 | £1205 | £1090 | £450 |
8 | £3500 | £1750 | £1375 | £1375 | £1245 | £515 |
9 | £3935 | £1970 | £1545 | £1545 | £1400 | £580 |
10 | £4375 | £2185 | £1720 | £1720 | £1555 | £645 |
11 | £4810 | £2405 | £1890 | £1890 | £1715 | £705 |
12 | £5000 | £2500 | £1965 | £1965 | £1780 | £735 |
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The categories of gaming machine are as follows—
Category A – a gaming machine which is not within another category.
Category B1 – a gaming machine which is not within a lower category and in respect of which—
i
the cost of a single game does not exceed £2, and
ii
the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed £4,000.
Category B2 – a gaming machine which is not within a lower category and in respect of which—
i
the cost of a single game does not exceed £100, and
ii
the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed £500.
Category B3 – a gaming machine which is not within a lower category and in respect of which—
i
the cost of a single game does not exceed £1, and
ii
the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed £500.
Category B4 – a gaming machine which is not within a lower category and in respect of which—
i
the cost of a single game does not exceed £1, and
ii
the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed £250.
Category C—
i
a gaming machine in respect of which the cost of a single game does not exceed 5p, and
ii
a gaming machine in respect of which—
a
the cost of a single game does not exceed 50p, and
b
the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed F5£35
4
Where a machine offers more than one class of game, it falls within a category only if it satisfies the requirements of that category in respect of each class.
5
Where a prize is anything other than money its value for the purposes of this section is—
a
in the case of a voucher or token that may be exchanged for, or used in place of, an amount of money, that amount,
b
in the case of a voucher or token that does not fall within paragraph (a) and that may be exchanged for something other than money, the cost that the person providing the machine would incur in obtaining that thing from a person not connected with him (within the meaning of section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988), and
c
in any other case, the cost that the person providing the machine would incur in obtaining the prize from a person not connected with him (within that meaning).
6
For the purposes of subsection (3) Category A is the highest category and Category C is the lowest.
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The Commissioners may by order substitute for a sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) such higher sum as they consider appropriate.