Private lotteries
47Private lotteries
For section 4(1) of the 1976 Act (private lotteries) there shall be substituted—
“(1)In this Act “private lottery” means a lottery in Great Britain which is promoted—
(a)for members of one society established and conducted for purposes not connected with gaming, betting or lotteries;
(b)for persons all of whom work on the same premises; or
(c)for persons all of whom reside on the same premises,
and which satisfies the conditions in subsections (1A) and (1B) below.
(1A)The lottery must be promoted by persons each of whom—
(a)is one of the persons for whom the lottery is promoted; and
(b)in the case of a lottery promoted for the members of a society, is authorised in writing by the governing body of the society to promote the lottery.
(1B)The sale of tickets or chances in the lottery must be confined—
(a)to the persons for whom the lottery is promoted; and
(b)in the case of a lottery promoted for the members of a society, to any other persons on the society’s premises.”