Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963

Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963^[a]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to betting, gaming, lotteries and connected matters.
Citation	1963 c. 2
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	28 February 1963
Commencement	28 March 1963
Repealed	1 September 2007
Other legislation
Amends	See § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	London Government Act 1963; Licensing Act 1964; Family Law Reform Act 1969; Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976; Employment Tribunals Act 1996; Employment Rights Act 1996;
Repealed by	Gambling Act 2005
Relates to	Betting Duties Act 1963;
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (c. 2) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to betting, gaming, lotteries and connected matters in Great Britain.^[1]

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 57(1) of the act repealed 13 enactments, listed in schedule 8 to the act.^[2]

Enactments repealed by section 57(1)
Citation	Short title	Extent of repeal
55 & 56 Vict. c. 4	Betting and Loans (Infants) Act 1892	Section 1. In section 3, the words "as in the preceding sections or either of them mentioned".
6 Edw. 7. c. 43	Street Betting Act 1906	The whole act.
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 41	Racecourse Betting Act 1928	The whole act.
24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 58	Betting and Lotteries Act 1934	The whole act except section 25(1) and (2).
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 51	Town and Country Planning Act 1947	So much of Schedule 8 as relates to the Betting and Lotteries Act 1934.
10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 53	Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1947	So much of Schedule 8 as relates to the Betting and Lotteries Act 1934.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 9	Finance (No. 2) Act 1947	Section 6(3).
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 49	Finance Act 1948	In Schedule 6, paragraph 3(2).
2 & 3 Eliz. 2. c. 33	Pool Betting Act 1954	The whole act.
4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 45	Small Lotteries and Gaming Act 1956	The whole act except section 5(2).
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 60	Betting and Gaming Act 1960	The whole act except paragraph 7 of Schedule 4, and in the said paragraph 7 the words from "and nothing" to "negotiating of".
9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 17	Betting Levy Act 1961	The whole act except sections 1(11), 9, 10(1) and 10(3).
10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 55	Lotteries and Gaming Act 1962	The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 356(3)(f) of the Gambling Act 2005, which came into force on 1 September 2007.^[3]

Notes

↑ Section 58(1).
↑ Section 58(2).
↑ Section 58(3).
↑ The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3272).

References

↑ Miers, David (2004). Regulating Commercial Gambling: Past, Present, and Future. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198256724.
↑ "Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 2
↑ "Gambling Act 2005", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2005 c. 19

External links

Text of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
Text of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

[1] Section 58(1).

[2] Section 58(2).

[3] Section 58(3).

[4] The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (SI 2006/3272).

[5] Miers, David (2004). Regulating Commercial Gambling: Past, Present, and Future. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198256724.

[6] "Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1963 c. 2

[7] "Gambling Act 2005", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2005 c. 19

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