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1989 No. 2249 (S.148)

BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1989

Made

30th November 1989

Laid before Parliament

11th December 1989

Coming into force

1st January 1990

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 34(9) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) (No.2) Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st January 1990.

(2) This Order shall extend to Scotland only.

2. The provisions of section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to maximum sums permitted in respect of the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references in those provisions to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule (which were substituted by the Orders revoked by this Order), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 thereof.

3. The Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) Order 1981(2) and the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) (Scotland) Order 1986(3) are hereby revoked.

James Douglas-Hamilton

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew's House,

Edinburgh

30th November 1989

article 2

SCHEDULE

Provisions of section 34 referring to maximum sumsMatter to which sum relatesPrevious sumNew sum
Subsection (2)Charge for playing once10p20p
Subsection (3)Entitlement to prizes prizes or tokens:
paragraph (a)Money prize£2.00£2.40
paragraph (b)Non-monetary prize£4.00£4.80
paragraph (c)Money prize with non-monetary prize£2.00£2.40
£4.00£4.80
Subsection (4)Further games by automatic action:
paragraph (a)Money prize£2.00£2.40
Subsection (8)Exchange value of non-monetary prizes:
paragraph (a)Value of prizes£4.00£4.80
paragraph (b)Value of prizes£4.80 (in both places£4.00 (in both places)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which extends to Scotland only, increases the maximum amount which may be charged for playing a game once and the maximum amounts which may be offered as prizes in amusements by means of machines provided at certain fairs, licensed club premises and other commercial entertainments under section 34 of the Gaming Act 1968.

(2)

S.I. 1981/58, amended by S.I. 1983/1954, 1984/468 and 1985/641

(3)

S.I. 1986/2035


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