The Finance Act 2007 Schedule 1 (Appointed Date) Order 2007

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st September 2007 as the date on or after which the amendments made by Schedule 1 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11) have effect.

Those amendments(1) charge a duty of excise to be known as remote gaming duty on the provision of facilities for remote gaming.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

(1)

The amendments insert sections 26A to 26M in Part 2 (gaming duties) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63), and make consequential amendments to that Act.