Deregulation (Betting and Bingo Advertising etc.) Order 1997
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1997/1074 |
| Year | 1997 |
1997 No. 1074
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Betting and Bingo Advertising etc.) Order 1997
Made 22th March 1997
Coming into force 19th April 1997
Whereas—
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 19631and the Gaming Act 19682, which are the subject of this Order, impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;
(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;
(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;
(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19943and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;
(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;
(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations; and
(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Betting and Bingo Advertising etc.) Order 1997 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “the 1963 Act” means the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 and “the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968.
Relaxation of advertising restrictions in relation to bingo
3.—(1) Section 42 of the 1968 Act (restrictions on advertisements relating to gaming)4shall be amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1), paragraphs (d) and (e), together with the word “or” preceding paragraph (d), are hereby repealed.
(3) Subsection (1A) is hereby repealed.
(4) After subsection (2)(e) there shall be inserted—
“or,
(f)
(f) gaming in the form of playing bingo”.
(5) In subsection (3)—
(a)
(a) the...
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