Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (repealed)

23 Interpretation. E+W+S

(1) In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “the Board” means the Gaming Board for Great Britain;

• “contravention”, in relation to any requirement, includes a failure to comply with that requirement, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• “date”, in relation to a lottery, means the date on which the winners in that lottery are ascertained;

• “distribute”, in relation to documents or other matters, includes distribution to persons or places within or outside Great Britain, and “distribution” shall be construed accordingly;

• “exempt entertainment” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1) above;

• “gaming” has the same meaning as in the M1 Gaming Act 1968;

• “local authority” means—

  (a)

  in England, a county council, . . . F1 , a district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly and a parish council;

  (b)

  in Wales, a county council, a district council and a community council; and

  (c)

  in Scotland, a regional council, an islands council and a district council;

• “local lottery” has the meaning assigned to it by section 6(1) above;

• “money” includes a cheque, banknote, a postal order or money order;

• “newspaper” includes any journal, magazine or other periodical publication;

• “premises” includes any place;

• “printing” includes writing and other modes of reproducing words in a visible form;

• “private lottery” has the meaning assigned to it by section 4(1) above;

• “society” includes any club, institution, organisation or association of persons, by whatever name called, and any separate branch or section of such a club, institution, organisation or association;

• “society’s lottery” has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(1) above;

• “ticket”, in relation to any lottery, includes any document evidencing the claim of a person to participate in the chances of the lottery.

(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to the promotion of a society’s lottery or a local lottery includes a reference to the conduct of that lottery, and “promote” shall be construed accordingly.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 102(2), Sch. 17

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 65.