Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (repealed)
Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (repealed) (1976 c. 32)
- Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (repealed) (1976 c. 32)
- Part I Legal and Illegal Lotteries
- General illegality of lotteries
- 1 Illegality of lotteries.
- 2 General lottery offences.
- Exceptions
- 3 Small lotteries incidental to exempt entertainments.
- 4 Private lotteries.
- 5 Societies’ lotteries.
- 6 Local lotteries.
- Part II Provisions Relating to Societies’ Lotteries and Local Lotteries
- Provisions relating to local lotteries
- 7 Purposes of a local lottery.
- 8 Proceeds of local lotteries.
- Provisions relating to societies’ lotteries and local lotteries
- 9 Schemes for societies’ lotteries and local lotteries.
- 9A Lottery managers.
- 10 Frequency of lotteries.
- 11 Rules for authorised lotteries.
- 12 Regulations.
- 13 Offences relating to societies’ lotteries and local lotteries.
- Part III Competitions and Amusements
- Newspaper and other competitions
- 14 Prize competitions.
- Amusements with prizes
- 15 Provision of amusements with prizes at exempt entertainments.
- 16 Provision of amusements with prizes at certain commercial entertainments.
- 17 Restriction on grant and provisions as to duration and forfeiture of permits.
- Part IV Supplementary
- 18 Powers of Secretary of State as to monetary limits, fees etc.
- 19 Search warrants.
- 20 Penalties and forfeitures.
- 21 Offences by bodies corporate.
- 22 Meaning of “private gain” in relation to proceeds of entertainments, lotteries and gaming promoted on behalf of certain societies.
- 23 Interpretation.
- 24 Orders and regulations.
- 25 Citation, etc.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Registration of Societies by Local Authorities
- Part I Registration
- Part II Returns
- Schedule 1A REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES BY THE GAMING BOARD
- Part I REGISTRATION
- Part II INFORMATION
- SCHEDULE 2 Registration of Schemes
- Schedule 2A LOTTERY MANAGERS
- Part I CERTIFICATION
- Application and fee
- Grant or refusal of certificate
- Conditions
- Duration of certificate
- Revocation of certificate
- Part II INFORMATION
- SCHEDULE 3 Permits for Commercial Provision of Amusements With Prizes
- Interpretation
- Resolution by local authority as to grant or renewal of permits
- Application for grant or renewal of permit
- Grounds for refusal to grant or renew permit
- Appeal in England or Wales against decision of appropriate authority
- Appeal in Scotland against decision of appropriate authority
- Duration of permit
- Payment of fees
- SCHEDULE 4 Consequential Amendments
- Gaming Act 1968
- Pool Competitions Act 1971
- Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972
- Local Government Act 1974
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals.
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