(1)In this Act " society's lottery " means a lottery promoted on behalf of a society which is established and conducted wholly or mainly for one or more of the following purposes, that is to say—
(a)charitable purposes;
(b)participation in or support of athletic sports or games or cultural activities;
(c)purposes which are not described in paragraph (a) or (b) above but are neither purposes of private gain nor purposes of any commercial undertaking.
(2)Any purpose for which a society is established and conducted and which is calculated to benefit the society as a whole shall not be held to be a purpose of private gain by reason only that action in its fulfilment would result in benefit to any person as an individual.
(3)Subject to the provisions of this Act, a society's lottery is not unlawful if—
(a)it is promoted in Great Britain ; and
(b)the society is for the time being registered under Schedule 1 to this Act; and
(c)it is promoted in accordance with a scheme approved by the society; and
(d)either—
(i)the total value of tickets or chances to be sold is £5,000 or less ; or
(ii)the scheme is registered with the Board before any tickets or chances are sold.
(4)The whole proceeds of a society's lottery, after deducting sums lawfully appropriated on account of expenses or for the provision of prizes, shall be applied to purposes of the society such as are described in subsection (1) above.
(5)Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect.