DEREGULATION Citation, commencement and extent 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1999 and shall come into force 28 days after the day on which it is made. 2 This Order does not extend to Northern Ireland. Interpretation 2 In this Order “the 1968 Act ” means the Gaming Act 1968. Eligibility to take part in gaming 3 In section 12 of the 1968 Act (persons who may participate in gaming), for subsection (3) there shall be substituted– 3 For the purposes of subsection (2) of this section a member of the club specified in the licence is eligible to take part in the gaming at any particular time if– a he was admitted to membership of the club in pursuance of an application in writing– i made by him in person on the premises, or ii sent by him to those premises, and at that time at least twenty-four hours have elapsed since his application was made or received there; or b since becoming a member, he has given notice in writing in person on the premises of his intention to take part in gaming on the premises– i to the holder of the licence, or ii to a person acting on behalf of the holder of the licence, and at that time at least twenty-four hours have elapsed since he gave that notice; or c since becoming a member, he has sent notice in writing of his intention to take part in gaming on those premises to the holder of the licence, and at that time at least twenty-four hours have elapsed since the notice was received there. . Amendments consequential on article 3 above 4 1 In section 20 of the 1968 Act (special provisions as to bingo clubs), for subsection (5) there shall be substituted– 5 In relation to any club to which this section applies, section 12(3) of this Act shall have effect as if for the words from “if” to the end there were substituted the words “if at that time at least twenty-four hours have elapsed since he applied for membership of the club.”. . 2 In section 47 of the 1968 Act (service of documents) for the words “except a notice under section 12(3)(b)” there shall be substituted the words “except an application or notice under section 12(3)”. 3 Article 5 of the Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1997 (which amended sections 12(3) and 20(5) of the 1968 Act) is hereby revoked. Use of machines by virtue of licence 5 In section 31(2)(c) of the 1968 Act (maximum number of machines which may be made available for gaming) , for the word “six” there shall be substituted the word “ten”. Restrictions on advertisements relating to gaming 6 In section 42 of the 1968 Act (restrictions on advertisements relating to gaming) – a after subsection (3) there shall be inserted– 3D Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to the publication of an advertisement relating to premises, other than bingo club premises, in respect of which a licence under this Act is for the time being in force if– a the advertisement is contained in a publication which is not published wholly or mainly for the purpose of promoting premises on which gaming takes place or is to take place; and b the advertisement contains no more than– i the name, logo, address, telephone and facsimile numbers of the premises; and ii factual written information about the facilities provided on the premises, the ownership of the premises, the persons who may be admitted to the premises and the method by which such persons may become eligible to take part in gaming on the premises. ; b in subsection (8), after the definition of “advertisement” there shall be inserted the following– “bingo club premises” has the meaning given by section 20(1) of this Act; . George Howarth Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Home Office 27th July 1999