Western Australia Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 Western Australia Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 CONTENTS 1. Short title 1 2. Bookmakers' betting levy 1 Notes Compilation table 2 Western Australia Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 An Act to impose a levy on money paid or promised as the consideration for bets made by or on behalf of bookmakers. [Long title amended by No. 63 of 1995 s. 88.] 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 1. [Section 1 amended by No. 63 of 1995 s. 89.] 2. Bookmakers' betting levy (1) The rate of bookmakers' betting levy imposed by this Act and payable under the Betting Control Act 1954 is - (a) in respect of a bookmaker's turnover from betting on a sporting event or contingency approved under section 4B of the Betting Control Act 1954, the rate of 0.5%; and (b) in respect of a bookmaker's turnover from betting on a designated sporting event approved under the Betting Control Act 1954 section 4A, the rate of 1.5%. (2) In this section - turnover has the meaning given in section 14(1) of the Betting Control Act 1954. [Section 2 inserted by No. 28 of 1998 s. 3; amended by No. 28 of 2009 s. 4 and 5.] Notes 1 This is a compilation of the Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any previous reprint. Compilation table |Short title |Number |Assent |Commencement | | |and year| | | |Bookmakers |62 of |30 Dec 1|30 Dec 1954 | |Betting Tax |1954 |954 | | |Act 1954 2 | | | | |Bookmakers |49 of |18 Dec 1|18 Dec 1956 | |Betting Tax Act |1956 |956 | | |Amendment | | | | |Act 1956 | | | | |Bookmakers |77 of |14 Dec 1|14 Dec 1959 | |Betting Tax Act |1959 |959 | | |Amendment | | | | |Act 1959 | | | | |Bookmakers |74 of |17 Nov 1|1 Jan 1971 (see | |Betting Tax Act |1970 |970 |s. 2) | |Amendment | | | | |Act 1970 | | | | |Reprint of the Bookmakers Betting Tax Act 1954 | |approved 24 Mar 1971 | |(includes amendments listed above) | |Bookmakers |59 of |17 Dec 1|1 Aug 1989 (see | |Betting Tax |1990 |990 |s. 2) | |Amendment | | | | |Act 1990 | | | | |Acts Amendment |63 of |27 Dec 1|28 Jun 1996 (see | |(Racing and |1995 |995 |s. 2 and Gazette | |Betting | | |25 Jun 1996 p. | |Legislation) | | |2901) | |Act 1995 Pt. 4 | | | | |Acts Amendment |64 of |27 Dec 1|28 Jun 1996 (see | |(Betting Tax) |1995 |995 |s. 2 and Gazette | |Act 1995 Pt. 2 | | |25 Jun 1996 p. | | | | |2901) | |Bookmakers |28 of |30 Jun 1|30 Jun 1998 | |Betting Levy |1998 |998 |(see s. 2) | |Amendment | | | | |Act 1998 | | | | |Reprint of the Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954 as at | |6 Sep 2002 | |(includes amendments listed above) | |Bookmakers |28 of |23 Nov |s. 1 and 2: | |Betting Levy |2009 |2009 |23 Nov 2009 (see | |Amendment | | |s. 2(a)); | |Act 2009 | | |s. 3 and 4: 1 Sep | | | | |2008 (see s. 2(c));| | | | | | | | | |s. 5: 24 Nov 2009 | | | | |(see s. 2(b)) | 2 Now known as the Bookmakers Betting Levy Act 1954; short title changed (see note under s. 1).