Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976

Provisions relating to local lotteries

7 Purposes of a local lottery

(1) A local authority may promote a local lottery for any purpose for which they have power to incur expenditure under any enactment, including, without prejudice to the generality of this subsection, section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 and section 83 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (power of local authorities to incur expenditure for certain purposes not otherwise authorised).

(2) It shall be the duty of a local authority—

(a) to give such publicity to the object of a local lottery as will be likely to bring it to the attention of persons purchasing tickets or chances ; and

(b) subject to the following provisions of this section, to apply money accruing from a local lottery only to the object of the lottery.

(3) In this section " object" means the particular purpose or purposes for which a local authority promote a local lottery.

(4) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application from a local authority for his consent to the use of money accruing from a local lottery for a purpose suggested by the local authority other than the object of the lottery, may give that consent if and only if he is satisfied—

(a) that the object of the lottery, in whole or in part—

(i) has been as far as may be fulfilled; or

(ii) cannot be carried out; or

(b) that the object provides a use for part only of the money accruing from the lottery ; or

(c) that the money accruing from the lottery and other money applicable for similar purposes can be more effectively used in conjunction, and to that end can suitably be made applicable to common purposes; or

(d) that the object was specified by reference to an area which was, when the object was specified, but has since ceased to be, a unit for some other purpose, or by reference to a class of persons or to an area which has for any reason since ceased to be suitable; or

(e) that the object, in whole or in part, has since it was specified—

(i) been adequately provided for by other means; or

(ii) ceased in any other way to provide a suitable and effective method of using money accruing from the lottery.

(5) If the Secretary of State consents to the use of money accruing from a local lottery for a purpose other than its object, it shall be the duty of the local authority to use it only for the purpose for which the consent is given.

8 Proceeds of local lotteries

(1) A local authority shall pay the whole proceeds of a local lottery, after deducting the expenses of promoting it and the sums required for prizes, into a fund (in this section referred to as a " lottery fund "), and any money in such a fund shall be invested by the local authority and any income arising from such investment shall be credited to the fund.

(2) It shall be the duty of a local authority to maintain a separate lottery fund for each local lottery which they promote.

(3) The payment by a local authority out of their rate fund, within the meaning of subsection (7) of section 1 of the [1974 c. 7.] Local Government Act 1974, of money accruing from a local lottery shall not be relevant expenditure within the meaning of subsection (4) of that section.