Part II Gaming Duties

Gaming machine licence duty

C1F1 23 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.

F32

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).

F8TABLE

Months for which licence granted

Category A £

Category B1 £

Category B2 £

Category B3 £

Category B4 £

Category C £

1

535

270

215

215

195

85

2

1070

535

425

425

385

160

3

1605

805

635

635

575

240

4

2140

1070

845

845

765

320

5

2675

1340

1055

1055

960

400

6

3210

1605

1265

1265

1150

480

7

3745

1875

1475

1475

1340

555

8

4280

2140

1685

1685

1530

635

9

4815

2410

1895

1895

1725

715

10

5350

2675

2105

2105

1915

795

11

5885

2945

2315

2315

2105

875

12

6110

3055

2405

2405

2185

905

3

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 F9£2, 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 F5£1, and

b

the maximum value of the prize for winning a single game does not exceed F6£70.

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.

F75

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6

For the purposes of subsection (3) Category A is the highest category and Category C is the lowest.

F47

The Commissioners may by order substitute for a sum for the time being specified in subsection (3) such higher sum as they consider appropriate.