Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1422

The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Small-prize Machines) Order 1996

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1996 No. 1422

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

The Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Small-prize Machines) Order 1996

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 22(3) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981^[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order—

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Amusement Machine Licence Duty (Small-prize Machines) Order 1996 and shall come into force on 1st July 1996.

    2.    Article 4(1) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Monetary Amounts) Order 1995^[2] shall be omitted.

    3.    In section 22(2) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981^[3] for "£8" there shall be substituted "£10".

D J Howard

Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New King's Beam House 22 Upper Ground London SE1 9PJ

5th June 1996

This Order, which comes into force on 1 July 1996, increases from £8 to £10 the maximum amount (in money or money's worth) which an amusement machine may pay out for a single game before it ceases to qualify as a small-prize machine.

[1] 1981 c. 63; section 22(3) was substituted by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1985 (c. 54); section 33(1) defines "the Commissioners" as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. back

[2] S.I. 1995/2374. back

[3] Section 22(2) was substituted by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1985 (c. 54) and amended by section 14 of, and paragraph 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Finance Act 1995 (c. 4) and by article 4(1) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (Monetary Amounts) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/2374). back