(1)No society or local authority shall hold more than 52 lotteries under section 5 or 6 above in any period of 12 months, but—
(a)when the date of two or more society’s lotteries promoted on behalf of one society is the same and the total value of the tickets or chances to be sold in those lotteries does not exceed [F1£45,000], all those lotteries shall be treated as one; and
(b)when the date of two or more lotteries promoted by one local authority is the same and the total value of the tickets or chances to be sold in those lotteries does not exceed [F1£45,000], all those lotteries shall be treated as one.
(2)The date of any lottery promoted on behalf of a society shall be not less than seven days after the date of any previous lottery promoted on behalf of that society, except that the date of a lottery promoted for the purpose of selling tickets or chances wholly or mainly to persons attending a particular athletic or sporting event may be less than seven days after the date of a previous lottery promoted on behalf of the society.
(3)The date of any lottery promoted by a local authority shall be not less than seven days after the date of any previous lottery promoted by that authority.
Textual Amendments
F1 “£45,000” substituted (E.W.) by S.I. 1989/1218, art. 2, Sch. and (S.) by S.I. 1989/1214, art. 2, Sch.