§ 1.—(1) The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.
§ (2) For section 21(3) (period of gaming machine licences) there is substituted—
§ "(3) A gaming machine licence may be granted for a period of a month, or of any number of months not exceeding twelve, beginning on any day of any month".
§ (3) Section 22(5) (rates of duty) is omitted.
§ (4) For section 23 (amount of duty) there is substituted—