Acts Amendment (Betting Tax) Act 1995 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ACTS AMENDMENT (BETTING

TAX) ACT 1995

No. 64 of 1995

AN ACT to amend the Bookmakers Betting Tax Act 1954 and the Totalisator Agency Board Betting Tax Act

1960.

[Assented to 27 December 1995.]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

No. 641 Acts Amendment (Betting Tax) Act 1995

PART 1 — PRELIMINARY

Short title

1.     This Act may be cited as the Acts Amendment (Betting Tax)

Act 1995.

Commencement

2.     The Parts of this Act come into operation on such day as is,

or days as are respectively, fixed by proclamation.

Acts Amendment (Betting Tax) Act 1995 [No. 64

PART 2 — BOOKMAKERS BETTING TAX ACT 1954

Principal Act

3. In this Part the Bookmakers Betting Tax Act 1954* is

referred to as the principal Act.

[* Reprinted as at 24 March 1971.

For subsequent amendments see 1993 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, p. 20.]

Section 2 amended

4.     Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by deleting "the

rate of 2.25%" and substituting the following —

"

" the rate of 2%

No. 64] Acts Amendment (Betting Tax) Act 1995

PART 3 — TOTALISATOR AGENCY BOARD BETTING TAX

ACT 1960

Principal Act

5.    In this Part the Totalisator Agency Board Betting Tax

Act 1960* is referred to as the principal Act.

[* Act No. 54 of 1960.

For subsequent amendments see 1993 Index to

Legislation of Western Australia, Table 1, p. 210.].

Section 2 amended

6.     Section 2 of the principal Act is amended by deleting "6 per

centum" and substituting the following —

5% ".