Part I

AUTHORISATION AND REGULATION OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

Preliminary

The National Lottery.
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1
In this Act “the National Lottery” means all the lotteries that form part of the National Lottery, taken as a whole.
2
A lottery forms part of the National Lottery if the following conditions are satisfied.
3
The lottery must be promoted or proposed to be promoted—
a
by the person licensed to run the National Lottery under section 5, or
b
in pursuance of an agreement that has been made between that person and the lottery’s promoter or proposed promoter.
4
The promotion of the lottery must be authorised by a licence that has been granted to its promoter or proposed promoter under section 6.
Word in s. 1(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2006) by National Lottery Act 2006 (c. 23), ss. 3(a), 22(1); S.I. 2006/2630, art. 2(a)
Word in s. 1(3)(b) substituted (1.10.2006) by National Lottery Act 2006 (c. 23), ss. 3(a), 22(1); S.I. 2006/2630, art. 2(a)