The Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2026

Made: 23rd March 2026

Laid before Parliament: 25th March 2026

Coming into force: 1st May 2026

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 355(1) of, and paragraphs 9 and 11 of Schedule 18 to, the Gambling Act 2005[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

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This Order—

• (a) may be cited as the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2026;

• (b) comes into force on 1st May 2026;

• (c) extends to England and Wales and Scotland.

Amendment

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• (1) Paragraph 65 of Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006[^f00002] (application of the Gambling Act 2005 to casino premises licences granted on a conversion application) is amended as follows.

• (2) In sub-paragraph (6)—

• (a) in the words before paragraph (za), for “to do any of the following” substitute “to do one of the following at any time (subject to sub-paragraph (6G))”, and

• (b) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “or”.

Signed

Twycross — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Culture, Media and Sport — 23rd March 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Explanatory Note

This Order amends paragraph 65 of Schedule 4 to the Gambling Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3272 (C. 119), as amended by S.I. 2025/734) (“the 2006 Order”).

The amendment relates to the gambling entitlements authorised by a converted casino premises licence: the type of licence granted to persons who were already operating casinos when the Gambling Act 2005 (c. 19) came into force. The effect of the amendment is to make it clear that the gaming machine entitlements described in sub-paragraph (6) of paragraph 65 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Order are alternatives rather than a series of options that can be taken together: only one such entitlement is authorised to be exercised at any time.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2005 c. 19; section 355(1) was amended by section 52(5)(a) of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) and by section 58(2)(a) of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2006/3272 (C. 119), as amended by S.I. 2025/734.