Section 14: Video machines.

Finance Act 1998 · 1998 c. 36View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Excise Duties

In section 21(3A) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (excepted machines), after paragraph (c) there shall be inserted

After subsection (3A) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsections—

Accordingly, in section 25 of that Act—

in subsection (4) (no account to be taken of the fact that a machine may be played by more than one person at a time), after "description" there shall be inserted ; and" other than an excepted video machine falling within section 21(3A)(d) above "
in subsection (6) (excepted machine not to be treated as a number of machines), for the words "in the case of any machine" onwards there shall be substituted ." for the purpose of determining whether a machine is an excepted video machine falling within section 21(3A)(d) above, or in the case of a pinball machine or a machine that is an excepted machine "

This section has effect in relation to the provision of an amusement machine at any time on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

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