Section 90: Organisation of other lotteries
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90. Organisation of other lotteries
(1) Subject to subsection (3), no person shall organise a lottery unless he
holds a lottery licence under this Act.
(2) No lottery licence shall be issued unless—
(a) the purposes for which the lottery is organised have been
approved by the Board; and
(b) the appropriate licence fee specified in the Third Schedule is paid
to the Authority.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), subsection (1) shall not apply to a lottery
organised—
(a) by a holder of a licence under the Independent Broadcasting
Authority Act through a remote communication system where the
total amount or value of the prizes for every competition does
not exceed 1,000 rupees or such other amount as may be prescribed; or
(b) for a charitable, benevolent, religious or educational purpose.
(4) A lottery under subsection (3) (b) shall not be organised unless it has
been approved by the Commissioner of Police.
(S. 90 came into operation on 6 December 2007.)
PART XVIIA – AD HOC LICENCE
[Part XVIIA inserted by s. 8 (c) of Act 26 of 2013 w.e.f. 21 December 2013.]
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Questions this section answers
- Do I need a licence to organise a lottery for a charity or a school?
- Can a radio station run a small competition lottery with prizes under 1,000 rupees without a licence?