SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1Legality etc. of lotteries forming part of the National Lottery
The Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)
1
In section 52(3) of the Gaming Act 1968 (circumstances in which a lottery does not constitute gaming) after “the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976” there shall be inserted “or a lottery forming part of the National Lottery for the purposes of Part I of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993,”.
The Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32)
2
1
In section 1 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (illegality of lotteries) after “except as provided by this Act” there shall be added “and section 2(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993”.
2
In section 2 of that Act (general lottery offences) at the end of subsection (2) (defences) there shall be added—
; or
d
that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was a lottery forming part of the National Lottery for the purposes of Part I of 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.
The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11))
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1
In Article 2(3) of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (circumstances in which a lottery does not constitute gaming) after “Article 133, 134 or 135” there shall be inserted “or a lottery forming part of the National Lottery for the purposes of Part I of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993”.
2
In Article 131 of that Order (illegality of lotteries) after “Schedule 20” there shall be inserted “and to section 2(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993”.
3
In Article 132 of that Order (general lottery offences) at the end of paragraph (2) (defences) there shall be added—
; or
d
that the lottery to which the proceedings relate was a lottery forming part of the National Lottery for the purposes of Part I of 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.