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(1) This Order may be cited as the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2001.
(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st May 2001.
(3) In this Order “the 1968 Act” means the Gaming Act 1968.
(4) This Order extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
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(1) Section 20(3) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum permitted aggregate amount of winnings in respect of games of bingo played in one week simultaneously on different club premises is £50,000) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £55,000.
(2) Section 20(8) of the 1968 Act (under which the maximum amount by which weekly winnings on any particular bingo club premises may exceed the aggregate amount of the stakes hazarded is £6,500) shall have effect with the substitution, for the reference to the sum specified in that subsection, of a reference to the sum of £10,000.
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Article 2 of the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 1999 and article 2 of the Gaming Act (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2000 are hereby revoked.
Mike O'Brien
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Home Office
6th March 2001