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49. Amendment of Chapter 1 (betting duty) of Part 2 of Finance Act 2002, etc.

(1) Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2002 is amended -

(a) in section 64 by deleting the definition of "duty" and inserting the following:

"'bookmaker' has the same meaning as it has in the Betting Act 1931;",

(b) in section 64, in the definition of "registered premises", by substituting "1931;" for "1931, and",

(c) in section 64 by inserting the following definitions after the definition of "registered premises":

"'remote betting intermediary' means a person who, in the course of business provides facilities, in accordance with a licence for such activity duly granted under any Act, which allow persons to make bets with other persons by remote means;

'remote bookmaker' means a person who engages in bookmaking by remote means in accordance with a licence for such bookmaking duly granted under any Act but does not include a bookmaker licensed under section 7 of the Betting Act 1931 who accepts bets by remote means as an ancillary part of his or her bookmaking business;

'remote means' means by way of -

(a) the internet or telephone, or

(b) any other electronic or other technology for facilitating communication by telegraphy or wireless telegraphy;",

(d) by inserting the following after section 66:

"Remote bookmaker's licence duty.