Part I Betting Duties

General betting duty

F15B Liability to pay

1

At the end of each accounting period all general betting duty chargeable in respect of bets made in the period shall become due.

2

In the case of bets made with a bookmaker in an accounting period the general betting duty shall be paid—

a

when it becomes due, and

b

by the bookmaker.

3

But general betting duty which is due to be paid by a bookmaker in respect of bets may be recovered from the following persons as if they and the bookmaker were jointly and severally liable to pay the duty—

a

the holder of a bookmaker’s permit for the business in the course of which the bets were made;

b

a person responsible for the management of that business;

c

where the bookmaker is a company, a director.

4

In the case of bets made in an accounting period by means of facilities provided by a person as described in section 4(1) to (3) the general betting duty shall be paid—

a

when it becomes due, and

b

by the person who provides the facilities.

5

This section is without prejudice to paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act or regulations made under it.