131.—[F1(1)] Subject to the provisions of this Part and paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 20 [F2and to section 2(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993], all lotteries which do not constitute gaming are unlawful.
[F3(2) For the purposes of this Part an arrangement is not a lottery unless persons are required to pay to participate in the arrangement; and Schedule 15A makes provision about when an arrangement is or is not to be treated for those purposes as requiring persons to pay to participate.]
F1Art. 131 renumbered as art. 131(1) (27.4.2022) by Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 14), ss. 9(1), 17(2)
F3Art. 131(2) inserted (27.4.2022) by Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 14), ss. 9(1), 17(2)