SCHEDULE Amendments of Gaming Act 1968

Notification of change in shareholding in public company

6

After paragraph 64 of Schedule 2 there shall be inserted—

Notification of change in shareholding in public company

64A

1

Where the holder of a licence under this Act (other than a bingo club licence) is a public company, then, if at any time the company receives any notification under Part VI of the Companies Act 1985, the company shall send a copy of the notification to the Board as soon as reasonably practicable after that time.

2

A company which fails to comply with sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

3

In this paragraph “public company” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of the said Act of 1985.