- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 2153
The Gaming (Bingo) Act (Variation of Monetary Limit) Order 1998
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| Made | 28th August 1998 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 9th September 1998 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st October 1998 |
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 2(2)(b) of the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985[1], hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Gaming (Bingo) Act (Variation of Monetary Limit) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st October 1998.
2. The sum of £500,000 is hereby specified as the maximum amount to be paid as a prize in respect of a game of multiple bingo.
3. The Gaming (Bingo) Act (Variation of Monetary Limit) Order 1995[2] is hereby revoked.
George Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
28th August 1998
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that the maximum amount to be paid as a prize in respect of a game of multiple bingo shall be £500,000. It thereby replaces the limit of £250,000 specified for the purposes of section 2(2)(b) of the Gaming (Bingo) Act 1985 by the Gaming (Bingo) Act (Variation of Monetary Limit) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/122).
Notes:
[1] 1985 c. 35.back
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