2014 No. 2646 (C. 117)

Betting, Gaming And Lotteries

The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Order 2014

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by section 6(5) and (6) of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 20141.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) (Amendment and Consequential Amendments) Order 2014.

Amendment2

In article 2 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 20142, for “1st October” substitute “1st November”.

Consequential amendments3

Wherever it appears in articles 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) Order 20143—

a

for “1st October” substitute “1st November”;

b

for “30th September” substitute “31st October”.

Helen GrantMinister for Sport and TourismDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the day appointed for the commencement of specified sections of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) by article 2 of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act (Commencement No.1) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2444). The effect of this amendment is that the 2014 Act will now commence on 1st November 2014.

The Order also amends the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2014 (S.I.2014/1641) in consequence of the change to the day appointed for the commencement of specified sections of the 2014 Act.