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| Made | 7th June 2005 | ||
| Laid before the Scottish Parliament | 9th June 2005 | ||
| Coming into force | 4th July 2005 |
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 48(5) and 51(4) of the Gaming Act 1968[1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 4th July 2005.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
Variation of fees
2. The provisions of section 48 of the Gaming Act 1968 specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to fees charged in relation to the matters mentioned in column 2 of that Schedule) shall have effect as if, for the references to the sums specified in those provisions (which by virtue of the Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2003[2] had effect immediately before the coming into force of this Order as if, for those references, there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 3 of that Schedule), there were substituted references to the sums specified in column 4 of that Schedule.
Revocation
3. The Gaming Act (Variation of Fees) (Scotland) Order 2003 is hereby revoked.
TAVISH SCOTT
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
7th June 2005
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
| (Provisions of section 48 referring to fees) | (Matters to which fee relates) | (Previous sum)[3] | (New sum) |
| Subsection (3) | Fees chargeable: | ||
| Paragraph (a) | Grant of gaming licence | £29,640 | £31,063 |
| Paragraph (b) | Renewal of licence | £8,150 | £8,541 |
| Paragraph (c) | Transfer of licence | £7,855 | £8,232 |
| Subsection (4) | Fees chargeable where gaming limited to bingo: | ||
| Paragraph (a) | Grant of gaming licence | £3,915 | £4,232 |
| Paragraph (b) | Renewal of licence | £1,495 | £1,616 |
| Transfer of licence | £1,595 | £1,724 | |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which extends to Scotland only, increases the fees to be charged in relation to the grant, renewal and transfer of gaming licences in Scotland under the Gaming Act 1968 (article 2 and the Schedule).
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies may be obtained from the Scottish Executive Finance & Central Services Department, Local Governance and Licensing Division, Licensing Branch, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.
Notes:
[1] 1968 c.65; section 48(5) was amended by the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1990 (c.26), section 1 and the Schedule, paragraph 3. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), Schedule 1.back
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