Statute Law Repeals - Law Commission - Ministry of Justice

7.24 The life of the 1971 Act was extended by order until 26 July 1987, after which
date it lapsed irrevocably. 18 The Act had been the subject of minor amendment
and repeal in 1976, substituting references to the Lotteries and Amusements Act
1976 19 for references to the earlier Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963. 20
Both the 1976 and the 1963 Act provisions have been repealed and replaced by
the Gambling Act 2005. 21 The 2005 Act established a control regime for the pool
betting industry, alongside other forms of gambling. Pool betting operating
licences (under Part 5 of the Act) cover greyhound racing, football and other
sports pools, and ‘fantasy football’ competitions (as from 1 September 2007). The
2005 Act made no provision, though, for resurrecting the 1971 Act or for
repealing it. The 1971 Act is spent. 22
18
The final continuation order was the Pool Competitions Act 1971 (Continuance) Order
1986, SI 1986 No. 1234.
19 1976 (c.32).
20 1963 (c.2), above. The references to lotteries were in Part 3 of the 1963 Act.
21
2005 (c.19). Certain horserace betting provisions in the 1963 Act were retained in the 2005
repeals.
22 The Gambling Commission has kindly indicated to the Law Commission that it agrees with
the repeals proposed in this Part on the ground of their obsolescence.
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