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Gambling related legislation

The legislation is as enacted in its original format. Statutes are published as they were originally made. No revisions or amendments have been made to the text. You should therefore verify for yourself whether legislation is in force or whether it has been amended or repealed by subsequent legislation.

Legislation

The Gambling Act 2005 and associated Statutory Instruments are also available on the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website.

The Act

• GAMBLING ACT 2005 (April 2005)
• Licensing Authority Policy Statement (First Appointed Day) Order 2006 (March 2006)
• Licensing Authority Policy Statement (England and Wales) Regulations 2006 (March 2006)
• Licensing Authority Policy Statement (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (March 2006)
• Horserace Totalisator Board Order 2007 (July 2007)
• Horserace Betting Levy Order 2007 (July 2007)

Advertising

• Advertising of Foreign Gambling Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Advertising of Foreign Gambling (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (January 2008)

Appeals

• The Gambling Appeals Tribunal Fees Regulations 2006
• The Gambling Appeals Tribunal Rules 2006
• The Gambling Appeals Tribunal (Amendment) Rules 2007

Casinos

• Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences Order 2008 (February 2008)
• Inviting Competing Applications for Large and Small Casino Premises Licences Regulations 2008 (February 2008)

Clubs, pubs and prize gaming

• Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (November 2007)
• The Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (November 2007)
• Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (September 2007)
• Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (September 2007)
• Limits on Prize Gaming Regulations 2007 (June 2007)
• Exempt Gaming in Alcohol-Licensed Premises (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Exempt Gaming in Alcohol-licensed Premises Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Club Gaming Permits (Authorised Gaming) Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Exempt Gaming in Clubs Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Gaming in Clubs Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permits (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Club Gaming and Club Machine Permits Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Gaming Machines in Alcohol Licensed Premises (Notification Fee) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Non-Commercial Equal-Chance Gaming Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Prize Gaming (Permits) Regulations 2007 (February 2007)

Commencement Orders

• Commencement No.1 Order 2005
• Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions Order 2005
• Commencement No. 3 Order 2006
• Commencement No. 4 Order 2006
• Commencement No. 5 Order 2006
• Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions Order 2006
• Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007
• Commencement and Transitional Provisions (Amendment) Order 2007 (March 2007)
• Commencement No. 7 Order 2007
• Commencement No. 8 Order 2008

Fees & Duty

• Personal Licence Fees Regulations 2006
• Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees Regulations 2006
• Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2007
• Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (June 2007)
• Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2007
• Fees No. 2 (Scotland) Regulations 2007
• Remote Gaming Duty Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Premises Licence Fees (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (March 2007)
• Premises Licence Fees (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (February 2007)
• Fees No. 4 (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (October 2007)
• Gaming Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (July 2008)
• Operating licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (July 2008)
• The Gambling (Operating Licence and Single-Machine Permit Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009
• The Gambling (Personal Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 

Gaming Machines

• Family Entertainment Centre Gaming Machine (Permits) Regulations 2007 (February 2007)
• Gaming Machines (Definitions) Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Gaming Machine (Single Apparatus) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Gaming Machine (Supply etc.) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)

Inspections

• Inspection (Provision of Information) Regulations 2007 (February 2007)

Licensing (Operating & Personal)

• Personal Licences (Modification of Part 5 of the Gambling Act 2005) Regulations 2006 (December 2006)
• Relevant Offences (Amendment) Order 2006 (December 2006)
• Definition of Small-scale Operator Regulations 2006 (December 2006)
• Operating Licence Conditions Regulations 2007 (August 2007)

Lotteries

• Incidental Non-Commercial Lotteries Regulations 2007 (July 2007)
• Small Society Lotteries (Registration of Non-Commercial Societies) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Lottery Machine Interval Order 2007 (August 2007)

Premises licensing

• Review of Premises Licences (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (December 2007)
• Premises Licences (Review) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (December 2007)
• Temporary Use Notices Regulations 2007 (November 2007)
• Review of Premises Licences (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (September 2007)
• Premises Licences (Review) Regulations 2007 (August 2007)
• Premises Licences and Provisional Statements (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (June 2007)
• Premises Licences and Provisional Statements (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (June 2007)
• Mandatory and Default Conditions (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (May 2007)
• Exclusion of Children from Track Areas Order 2007 (May 2007)
• Premises Licences and Provisional Statements (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (April 2007)
• Mandatory and Default Conditions (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (March 2007)
• Premises Licences and Provisional Statements Regulations 2007 (February 2007)
• Proceedings of Licensing Committees and Sub-committees (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 (January 2007)