| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law with respect to betting on tracks where sporting events take place, including the law with respect to totalisators on horse racecourses; to authorise, subject to restrictions, the establishment of totalisators on dog racecourses; to prohibit betting on tracks with young persons and pari mutuel betting except by authorised totalisators; to amend the law with respect to lotteries and certain prize competitions; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. |
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| Citation | 24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 58 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 16 November 1934 |
| Repealed | 22 July 2004 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Betting and Lotteries Act 1934 (24 & 25 Geo. 5. c. 58) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and had three sections: Betting, Lotteries and Prize Competitions, and General.[1]
The draft bill was presented to Parliament on 7 March[2] with the provisions passed on 27 March.[3]
- ^ "Betting and Lotteries Act, 1934" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT. "Betting And Gambling." Times [London, England] 8 Mar. 1934". The Times.
- ^ "Our Parliamentary Correspondent. "Betting And Lotteries." Times [London, England] 28 Mar. 1934". The Times.