subject to paragraph (2), makes, prints, advertises or publishes any tickets for use in the lottery or any proposal, scheme or plan relating to the lottery; or

sells, barters, exchanges or otherwise disposes of, or distributes or offers or advertises for sale or distribution, or has in his possession for the purpose of sale or distribution, any tickets or chances in the lottery; or

brings, or invites any person to send, into Northern IrelandF2 from a place outside the British Islands and the member States for the purpose of sale or distribution any ticket in, or advertisement of, the lottery; or

conducts or manages any scheme, contrivance or operation of any kind for the purpose of determining who, or the holders of what lots, tickets, numbers or chances, are the winners of any property proposed to be advanced, loaned, given, sold or disposed of by the lottery; or

sends or attempts to send out of Northern IrelandF2 to a place outside the British Islands and the member States any money or valuable thing received in respect of the sale or distribution, or any document recording the sale or distribution, or the identity of the holder, of any ticket or chance in the lottery; or

uses any premises, or causes or knowingly permits any premises to be used, for purposes connected with the promotion or conduct of the lottery; or

causes, procures or attempts to procure any person to do any of the above mentioned acts;

that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was a lottery declared not to be unlawful by Article 133 or 134 or paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 20 and that at the date of the alleged offence he believed, and had reasonable ground for believing, that none of the conditions required by that Article or paragraph to be observed in connection with the promotion and conduct of the lottery had been broken; or

that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was a society's lottery, and that at the date of the alleged offence he believed, and had reasonable ground for believing, that it was being conducted in accordance with the requirements of this Part; or

that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was not promoted wholly or partly outside Northern Ireland and constituted gaming as well as a lotteryF2; or

that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was a lottery forming part of the National Lottery for the purposes of Part I or the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 or that at the date of the alleged offence the person charged believed, and had reasonable ground for believing, it to be such a lottery.

that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was not being, and would not be, promoted or conducted wholly or partly in Northern Ireland; and

that the tickets, advertisements or other documents were not being, and would not be, used in Northern Ireland in or in connection with that or any other lottery.

the recalling by drawing of lots of any bonds, debentures, shares, stocks or other securities, upon the redemption thereof whether with or without interest or payment of premium or otherwise;

the division by lot or chance of any estate in land or any moveable property amongst the joint tenants or tenants in common thereof, or amongst other persons having joint interests therein;

the distribution by lot of premiums given as rewards to promote thrift by regularity in making periodical deposits of weekly or monthly savings in the National Savings Bank or in any Trustee Savings Bank or in the purchase of F3... National Savings Certificates out of such savings at periodic intervals; or

the use of chance to select for special benefits particular securities issued under the [1939 c. 117] National Loans Act 1939 or the [1968 c. 13] National Loans Act 1968, if the terms of the issue provide that the amount subscribed is to be repayable in full in the case of all the securities.

that tickets or chances in the lottery shall not be sold or issued, nor shall the result of the lottery be declared, except on the premises on which the entertainment takes place and during the progress of the entertainment; and

that the facilities for participating in lotteries under this Article, or those facilities together with any other facilities for participating in lotteries or gaming, shall not be the only, or the only substantial, inducement to persons to attend the entertainment.

make and keep records and accounts relating to that entertainment;

record in those accounts the purposes for which the proceeds of the entertainment are to be applied; and

inform all potential participants of those purposes.

the total value of tickets or chances to be sold shall not exceed £1,000;

the price of every ticket or chance shall be the same, and the price of any ticket shall be stated on the ticket;

every ticket shall bear upon the face of it the name and address of each of the promoters and a statement of the persons to whom the sale of tickets or chances by the promoters is restricted, and a statement that no prize won in the lottery shall be paid or delivered by the promoters to any person other than the person to whom the winning ticket or chance was sold by them, and no prize shall be paid or delivered except in accordance with that statement;

no ticket or chance shall be issued or allotted by the promoters except by way of sale and upon receipt of its full price, and no money or valuable thing so received by a promoter shall in any circumstances be returned;

the price shown on every ticket shall be the whole price paid for it;

the total proceeds from the sale of tickets or chances shall constitute the whole proceeds of the lottery;

subject to the conditions governing the lottery, participation in the lottery shall depend solely on the purchase of a ticket or chance in it;

purchase of a ticket or chance in a lottery promoted by a society shall not confer membership of the society;

no tickets in the lottery shall be sent through the post; and

it is promoted in Northern Ireland; and

the society is registered under Article 136; and

it is promoted in accordance with a lottery scheme approved by the registered society.

specify the purposes for which the society is established and conducted; and

contain such other information with respect to those purposes as the district council may reasonably require; and

specify the address of the office or head office of the society; and

have attached to it a copy of its lottery scheme.

that the society satisfies the conditions specified in the definition of “society's lottery” in Article 2(2) in relation to the purposes of the society; and

that the lottery scheme is not contrary to law.

that the address of the office or head office of the society is the same as that of the office or head office of another registered society that is established for the same or a connected purpose; or

that any lottery promoted by or on behalf of the society within the last 5 years has not been properly conducted.

that any person connected with a lottery promoted or proposed to be promoted on behalf of the society has been convicted of an offence mentioned in paragraph (5)(a)(i) to (iii); or

that the address of the office or head office of the society is the same as that of the office or head office of another registered society that is established for the same or a connected purpose; or

that the lottery scheme is contrary to law; or

that any lottery promoted by or on behalf of the society within the last 5 years has not been properly conducted; or

that the fee mentioned in paragraph (8) has not been paid; or

that an officer of the council has been refused reasonable facilities to inspect the records of the society or the promotion of any lottery.

any notice served on it under paragraphF4 (10A) or (11),

any notice served by it under Article 119, as applied by paragraph (13),

the maximum number of lotteries that may be promoted on behalf of the same society in any year; and

the minimum number of days that must elapse between the dates of any two lotteries promoted on behalf of the same society.

the expenses actually incurred; or

20 per cent. of the whole proceeds of the lottery.

by the society on whose behalf the lottery is promoted, or

by any beneficiary of the lottery,

inspect the records of the society; and

inspect the promotion of any lottery.

the persons to whom and by whom tickets or chances in a lottery may or may not be sold;

the rewards, if any, for persons by whom tickets are sold;

the circumstances in which tickets or chances may be sold and in which persons may be invited to purchase tickets or chances;

the minimum age at which any person may buy a ticket or chance;

the standards of, and the conditions for the production of, tickets;

any information which must, or must not, appear on a ticket;

the manner in which a lottery may be advertised;

the use of postal services in connection with lotteries;

the matters in respect of which expenses in a lottery may be incurred;

the provision of accounts in relation to any lottery and any information which may be required in respect of any lottery promoted or to be promoted;

the provision of such other information as may be so prescribed.

that the proceeds of the lottery fell short of the sum reasonably estimated; and

that the amount or value of the prize in question would not have contravened Article 137(11) if the proceeds of the lottery had amounted to the sum reasonably estimated; and

that, if the amount or value of the prize had been any less, an unconditional undertaking as to prizes given in connection with the sale of tickets or chances would have been broken.

that the proceeds of the lottery fell short of the sum reasonably estimated; and

that the appropriation was made in order to fulfil an unconditional undertaking as to prizes given in connection with the sale of the relevant tickets or chances, or in respect of expenses actually incurred; and

that the total amounts appropriated in respect of prizes or expenses did not exceed the amounts which could lawfully have been appropriated out of the proceeds of the lottery under the said paragraphs if the proceeds had amounted to the sum reasonably estimated.

that the proceeds of the lottery fell short of the sum reasonably estimated; and

that the total amounts appropriated in respect of prizes and expenses did not exceed the amounts which could lawfully have been appropriated out of the proceeds of the lottery under paragraph (15C) if the proceeds had amounted to the sum reasonably estimated.

of the applicant; and

of any other person by whom the business which is or is proposed to be carried on under the certificate would be managed, or for whose benefit that business would be carried on;

a person under the age of F1718;

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who is disqualified by paragraph (4) for holding or obtaining such a certificate; or

in respect of whom there is in force a disqualification order under Article 151 or 152;

that the procedure relating to the application set out in Schedule 16 has been complied with; and

that the applicant is a fit person to hold a certificate; and

that the applicant is not a person in respect of whom a disqualification order under Article 151 or 152 is in force; and

that the applicant has not been refused the grant or renewal of a lottery certificate on the ground mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) or (e) within the immediately preceding 12 months; and

that the applicant will not allow the business proposed to be carried on under the certificate to be managed by, or carried on for the benefit of, a person other than the applicant who would himself be refused the grant of a lottery certificate.

the expiration of the certification year in which it is granted; or

if it is granted within the 3 months immediately preceding the expiration of that year, the expiration of the next following certification year.

until the expiry of the time for bringing an appeal against the grant and, if an appeal is brought, until the grant is confirmed or the appeal is abandoned, the certificate granted shall not come into force;

if on appeal the grant is confirmed or if the appeal is abandoned, for the purpose of determining the period for which the certificate is to be in force the date when the appeal is disposed of shall be substituted for the date on which the certificate was granted and the clerk of petty sessions shall (if necessary) amend the certificate accordingly.

the holder of a lottery certificate dies or is adjudged bankrupt, or his business becomes vested in the official assignee (whether before or after his death) without his being so adjudged F9... or a receiver of his property or a committee or guardian is appointed with power to manage the business; or

in the case of a body corporate, a winding-up is commenced or a receiver is appointed as aforesaid;

the expiration of a period of 2 months from the date of his death, or

paragraph (5) becomes applicable by reason of the appointment of a personal representative,

the clerk of petty sessions; and

the district commander of the police district in which the premises in which the business is carried on are situated;

a notice of objection has been served on the clerk of petty sessions and has not been withdrawn; or

the clerk is of the opinion, for any other reason, that an application for the renewal of the certificate should be made to the court;

that the procedure relating to the application set out in Schedule 17 has been complied with; and

that the applicant is a fit person to hold a lottery certificate; and

that the applicant has not allowed the business carried on under the certificate to be managed by, or carried on for the benefit of, a person other than the applicant, who would himself be refused the grant of a lottery certificate.

if it is renewed within the 3 months immediately preceding the expiration of the then current certification year, the expiration of the next following certification year, or

in any other case, the expiration of the then current certification year.

that the holder of the certificate is not a fit person to hold a lottery certificate; or

that any information which, in or in connection with the application on which the certificate was granted, was given to the court by the applicant was false in a material particular; or

that the holder of the certificate has been refused the grant or renewal of a lottery certificate on the ground mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (d) within the preceding 12 months; or

that the holder of the certificate has allowed the business carried on under the certificate to be managed by, or carried on for the benefit of, a person other than the holder of the certificate who would himself be refused the grant of a lottery certificate; or

that the business carried on under the certificate has been carried on in a manner which involved serious, repeated or continuous failure to comply with a code of practice in force under Article 180A; or

that the holder of the certificate has been convicted of an offence under this Part.

have been, or ought to have been, raised previously by way of objection either when the lottery certificate was granted or on an occasion when it has been renewed; or

are or have been the subject matter of proceedings for such an offence as is mentioned in Article 152.

until the expiry of the time for bringing an appeal against the revocation of the lottery certificate or against the making of the order, and

if such an appeal is brought, until the appeal has been determined or abandoned.

an offence under Article 139(1) or (2) or 140; or

any offence involving fraud or dishonesty;

until the expiry of the time for bringing an appeal against the conviction or against the making of the order, and

if such an appeal is brought, until the appeal has been determined or abandoned.