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1U.K.The M1Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule.
2(1)This paragraph amends section 1(1) (interpretation).U.K.
(2)In the definition of “the revenue trade provisions of the customs and excise Acts”, after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
the provisions of sections 10 to 15 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Finance Act 1997;”.
(3)In paragraph (a) of the definition of “revenue trader”, after sub-paragraph (ia) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—
being (within the meaning of sections 10 to 15 of the Finance Act 1997) the provider of any premises for gaming;
(4)In sub-paragraph (ii) of that paragraph, for “or (ia)” there shall be substituted “ , (ia), (ib) or (ic) ”.
3U.K.In section 118B (furnishing of information etc. by revenue traders)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after sub-paragraph (ii) there shall be inserted “or
(iii)any transaction or activity effected or taking place in the course or furtherance of a business,”;
(b)in subsection (1)(b), at the end there shall be inserted “ or to the transaction or activity ”; and
(c)in subsection (3), after “any business” there shall be inserted “ , or to any transaction or activity effected or taking place in the course or furtherance of any business, ”.
4(1)This paragraph amends section 118C (powers of entry and search).U.K.
(2)After subsection (2) there shall be inserted the following subsections—
“(2A)Where an officer has reasonable cause to believe that any premises are premises where gaming to which section 10 of the Finance Act 1997 (gaming duty) applies is taking place, has taken place or is about to take place, he may at any reasonable time enter and inspect those premises and inspect any relevant materials found on them.
(2B)In subsection (2A) above “relevant materials” means—
(a)any accounts, records or other documents found on the premises in the custody or control of any person who is engaging, or whom the officer reasonably suspects of engaging—
(i)in any such gaming, or
(ii)in any activity by reason of which he is or may become liable to gaming duty,
and
(b)any equipment which is being, or which the officer reasonably suspects of having been or of being intended to be, used on the premises for or in connection with any such gaming.”
(3)In subsection (3) (justice’s warrant for entry), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted “or
(c)that there is reasonable ground for suspecting—
(i)that gaming to which section 10 of the Finance Act 1997 applies is taking place, has taken place or is about to take place on any premises, or
(ii)that evidence of the commission of a gaming duty offence is to be found there,”.
(4)In subsection (4)(b) (powers on entry under a warrant), after “of a serious nature” there shall be inserted “ or in respect of a gaming duty offence ”.
(5)In subsection (5) (meaning of “fraud offence”), at the end there shall be inserted “ and “a gaming duty offence” means an offence under paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 1 to the Finance Act 1997 (offences in connection with gaming duty) ”.
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