S.I. No. 244/2003 - Finance Act 2003 (Commencement of Certain Provisions of Chapter 2 of Part 2) Order 2003

1. The number of types of gaming licences is reduced from 4 to 2.

2. The rate of excise duty on a 3 monthly gaming licence is increased to €175.

3. The number of types of gaming machine licences is reduced from 8 to 2.

4. The rate of excise duty on 3 monthly gaming machine licences is increased to €145.

5. The number of types of amusement machine licences is reduced from 3 to 2.

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

Sections 107

,

108

,

109

and

110

of the

Finance Act 2003

(No. 3 of 2003) hereby order as follows