PART 3General betting duty, pool betting duty and remote gaming duty

CHAPTER 1General betting duty

Payment

142Liability to pay

1

All general betting duty chargeable in respect of—

a

bets made in an accounting period, or

b

in the case of duty chargeable under section 141, bets determined in an accounting period,

becomes due at the end of that period.

2

In the case of bets made with a bookmaker in an accounting period the general betting duty is to 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 any licence which authorises—

i

the provision of facilities for betting by the business in the course of which the bets were made, or

ii

betting at the place where the bets were made;

b

a person responsible for the management of the business mentioned in paragraph (a)(i);

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 141 the general betting duty is to be paid—

a

when it becomes due, and

b

by the person who provides the facilities.