The Gaming (Records of Cheques) (Scotland) Regulations 1988

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“Act of 1968” means the Gaming Act 1968;

“bingo club premises” has the meaning given in section 20(1) of the Act of 1968;

“gaming cheque” means a cheque which is accepted by the holder of a licence under the Act of 1968 in respect of any premises, except bingo club premises, or by any person acting on his behalf or under any arrangement with him and which is given in exchange for cash or tokens to be used by players in gaming on those premises;

“licensee” has the meaning assigned by regulation 3(1) below;

“redeemed cheque” and “substitute cheque” have the meaning given in section 16(5) of the Act of 1968(1); and

“relevant account” means the account in respect of which a cheque is drawn.

(2) For the purposes of any record kept under regulation 4 or 6 below, the name of the banker on whom a cheque is drawn and the address of the bank where the relevant account is held may instead be given by—

(a) a letter (or letters), where the record in question includes a list setting out, in respect of each letter (or letters) used, the name and address for which the letter (or letters) stands; or

(b) as respects the name only, an abbreviation, where that abbreviation is such as to be commonly understood.

(1)

Section 16(5) was amended by section 1(7) of the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1986 (c. 11)