National Lottery etc. Act 1993

56 Removal of prohibition on the use of premises for the delivery of football pools coupons and stakes

(1) Section 1 of the [1963 c. 2.] Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 (restriction on use of premises for betting transactions) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for “subsection (5)” there shall be substituted “subsections (4A) and (5)”.

(3) After subsection (4) there shall be inserted—

“(4A) Subject to subsections (4B) and (4C) of this section, subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not apply to the use of premises as a place where persons may deliver—

(a) completed coupons or other entry forms for qualifying competitions promoted by a registered pool promoter in the course of his pool betting business; and

(b) the stake money in respect of such coupons or other entry forms;

for forwarding to the registered pool promoter.

(4B) Subsection (4A) of this section shall not affect the operation of subsection (1)(a) of this section in relation to any premises of a class or description for the time being prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.

(4C) In subsection (4A) of this section, the reference to coupons or other entry forms for qualifying competitions does not include any coupon or other entry form that can effect entry to a competition that is not a qualifying competition.

(4D) In subsections (4A) and (4C) of this section, “qualifying competition” means a competition—

(a) that is a competition for prizes for making forecasts as to association football games to be played on a Saturday, a Sunday or a day that is a bank holiday in England and Wales or in Scotland under the [1971 c. 80.] Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, and

(b) that requires each entry in the competition to consist of a forecast as to at least four such games.”