Finance Act, 2001

Amendment of section 43 (gaming machine licence duty) of Finance Act, 1975.

176.Section 43 of the Finance Act, 1975 , is amended—

(a) by the insertion in subsection (1) of the following definition after the definition of “premises”:

“‘the public’ includes members of clubs, organisations and other distinct groupings of individuals;”,

and

(b) by the substitution in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of the following:

“affords that player no more than an opportunity—

(i) to play again once more without paying to play, or

(ii) to obtain a non-monetary prize which, if available for purchase or a similar item were so available, would not normally exceed £5 in value,

shall be deemed not to be a gaming machine.”,

for “affords that player no more than an opportunity to play again (once or more often) without paying to play shall be deemed not to be a gaming machine.”.