Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976

PART II Returns

11 Subject to paragraph 12 below, the promoter of a society's lottery shall, not later than the end of the third month after the date of the lottery, send to the registration authority a return certified by two other members of the society, being persons of full age appointed in writing by the governing body of the society, showing—

(a) a copy of the scheme under which the lottery was promoted ;

(b) the whole proceeds of the lottery ;

(c) the sums appropriated out of those proceeds on account of expenses and on account of prizes respectively;

(d) the particular purpose or purposes to which proceeds of the lottery were applied in pursuance of section 5(4) above, and the amount applied for that purpose, or for each of those purposes, as the case may be; and

(e) the date of the lottery.

12 Paragraph 11 above shall not apply to a society's lottery promoted in accordance with a scheme registered with the Board.

13 The registration authority shall preserve any return sent to them under paragraph 11 above for a period of at least 18 months, and during that period shall keep it deposited at their office and permit any member of the public to inspect it during office hours free of charge.

14 Any person who fails to send a return in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, or who knowingly gives in any such return sent by him any information which is false in a material particular, or who certifies any such return knowing it to contain such information, shall be guilty of an offence.