Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1997
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1997/950 |
| Year | 1997 |
1997No. 950
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1997
6thMarch1997
3rdApril1997
Whereas-
(a) the Secretary of State is of opinion that certain provisions of the Licensing Act 1964 ( a) and the Gaming Act 1968 ( b) impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending the provisions concerned 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 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 in accordance with section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 ( c) and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to representations made during the 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;(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 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 (Casinos) Order 1997.
(2) This Order shall come into force 28 days after it is made.
(3) Articles 2 and 3 of this Order do not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland; article 4 does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Special hours certificates for casinos
2. In section 77 of the Licensing Act 1964 (special hours certificates for licensed premises), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted-
"(a) that the premises are-
(i) casino premises, or(a) 1964 c. 26.
(b) 1968 c. 65.
(c) 1994 c. 40.
(ii) premises for which a music and dancing licence is in force, and(b) that the whole or any part of the premises is structurally adapted, and bona fide used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of providing for persons resorting to the premises-(i) in...To continue reading
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