The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1992

Statutory Instruments

1992 No. 3022 (S.247)

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1992

Made

1st December 1992

Laid before Parliament

11th December 1992

Coming into force

1st January 1993

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34(9) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

2.  The provisions of section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968 which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which specify maximum sums permitted in respect of the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the sums specified in those provisions and mentioned in column 3 of that Schedule (and which currently have effect(2) as if there were substituted therefor the sums mentioned in column 4 of that Schedule), there were substituted the sums specified in column 5 of that Schedule.

3.  In the Schedule to the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1989(3) the entries relating to subsections (3), (4) and (8) of section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968 shall be omitted.

Fraser of Carmyllie

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

1st December 1992

Article 2

SCHEDULE

1	2	3	4	5
Provisions of section 34 specifying sums	Matter in respect of which sum is specified	Original sum	Current sum	New sum
Subsection (3)	Entitlement to prizes or tokens:
paragraph (a)	money prize	10p	£2.40	£3
paragraph (b)	non-monetary prize	25p	£4.80	£6
paragraph (c)	money prize with	10p	£2.40	£3
	non-monetary prize	25p	£4.80	£6
Subsection (4)	Further games by automatic action:
paragraph (a)	money prize	10p	£2.40	£3
Subsection (8)	Exchange value of non-monetary prizes:
paragraph (a)	value of prizes	25p	£4.80	£6
paragraph (b)	value of prizes	25p (in two places)	£4.80 (in two places)	£6 (in two places)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases in Scotland the maximum amounts which may be offered as prizes in amusements by means of machines provided at certain fairs, licensed club premises and other commercial entertainments under section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968.

(1)

1968 c. 65.

(2)

See S.I. 1989/2249.

(3)

S.I. 1989/2249.