Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002
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2002 No. 460
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002
Made 1st March 2002
Coming into force 29th March 2002
Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Gaming Act 19681and the Gaming (Bingo) Act 19852which 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) the Secretary of State has consulted such organisations as appear to the Secretary of State to be representative of interests substantially affected by the Secretary of State’s proposals and such other persons as the Secretary of State 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 those 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 upon her by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Bingo and Other Gaming) Order 2002.
(2) This Order shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made.
(3) This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland.
2. In section 14(4) of the Gaming Act 1968 (notice of charges) omit paragraph (b) and the word “and” preceding it.
3.—(1) Section 32 of that Act (power for licensing authority to authorise more machines than are permitted by section 31) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1) for “a direction under this section” substitute
“(a) in the case of any premises, a direction under subsection (2);
(b) in the case of bingo club premises (as defined by section 20), a direction under subsection (3).”
(3) In subsection (2)4—
(a)
(a) for “such a request is made”...
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