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3(1)Bingo duty shall not be charged in respect of bingo provided by way of an amusement at an entertainment (whether limited to one day or extending over two or more days) being a bazaar, sale of work, fête, dinner, dance, sporting or athletic event or other entertainment of a similar character, in compliance with the following conditions: —
(a)the whole proceeds of the entertainment (including the proceeds of bingo) after deducting the expenses of it (including any expenses incurred in connection with bingo and the provision of prizes) will be devoted to purposes other than private gain ; and
(b)the opportunity to play bingo is not the only, or the only substantial, inducement to persons to attend the entertainment.
(2)In construing sub-paragraph (1) above, proceeds of an entertainment promoted on behalf of a society falling within this sub-paragraph which are applied for any purpose calculated to benefit the society as a whole shall not be held to be applied for purposes of private gain by reason only that their application for that purpose results in benefit to any person as an individual.
(3)A society falls within sub-paragraph (2) above if it is established and conducted either—
(a)wholly for purposes other than purposes of any commercial undertaking, or
(b)wholly or mainly for the purpose of participation in 01 support of athletic sports or athletic games ;
and in this paragraph " 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.
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