S.I. No. 244/2003 - Finance Act 2003 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 2) Order 2003
I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Sections 107 , 108 , 109 and 110 of the Finance Act 2003 (No. 3 of 2003) hereby order as follows: 1. This order may be cited as the Finance Act 2003 (Commencement of certain provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 2) Order 2003. 2. The 1st day of June 2003 is appointed as the day on which sections 107 , 108 , 109 , and 110 of the Finance Act 2003 (No. 3 of 2003) come into operation. | |||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. | |||||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | |||||
This order appoints the 1st day of June 2003 as the date for coming into operation of sections 107 , 108 , 109 and 110 of the Finance Act 2003 . | |||||
As a consequence: | |||||
1. The number of types of gaming licences is reduced from 4 to 2. | |||||
2. The rate of excise duty on a 3 monthly gaming licence is increased to €175. | |||||
3. The number of types of gaming machine licences is reduced from 8 to 2. | |||||
4. The rate of excise duty on 3 monthly gaming machine licences is increased to €145. | |||||
5. The number of types of amusement machine licences is reduced from 3 to 2. |