Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981

[F1[F27C Net pool betting receipts: calculating stake moneyU.K.

(1)This section applies for the purpose of calculating S in a calculation under section 7A.

(2)Any payment that entitles a person to make a bet shall, if he makes the bet, be treated as stake money on the bet.

(3)All payments made—

(a)for or on account of or in connection with bets that are dutiable pool bets for the purposes of the calculation,

(b)in addition to the stake money, and

(c)by the persons making the bets,

shall be treated as amounts due in respect of the bets except in so far as the contrary is proved by the person whose net pool betting receipts are being calculated.]]

Textual Amendments

F1Cross-heading and ss. 1-5D substituted (6.10.2001 with effect as mentioned in art. 2 of the commencing S.I.) for ss. 1-5 by 2001 c. 9, s. 6, Sch. 1; S.I. 2001/3089, art. 2

F2Ss. 6-8C and preceding cross-heading substituted for ss. 6-8 (24.7.2002 for specified purposes and otherwise retrospective to 31.3.2002 with effect as mentioned in s. 12(3) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 12, Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 2