Section 261 Misusing profits of exempt lotteryI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

This section applies to the following kinds of lottery—

(a)

an incidental F1... lottery (within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 11),

(b)

a private society lottery (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Schedule), F2...

(ba)

F3a work lottery and a residents’ lottery (within the meaning of Part 2 of that Schedule) except where the lottery has been organised in such a way as to ensure that no profits are made, and

(c)

a small society lottery (within the meaning of Part 4 of that Schedule).

(2)

A person commits an offence if he uses any part of the profits of a lottery to which this section applies for a purpose other than one for which the lottery is permitted to be promoted in accordance with Schedule 11.

(3)

Subsection (3) of section 260 shall have effect for the purpose of this section as it has effect for the purpose of that section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 261(1)(a) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/124), arts. 1(1), 4(1)(b)(i)
F2: Word in s. 261(1)(b) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/124), arts. 1(1), 4(1)(b)(ii)
F3: S. 261(1)(ba) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/124), arts. 1(1), 4(1)(b)(iii)

Commencement

I1: S. 261 in force at 1.9.2007 by S.I. 2006/3272, art. 2(4)(5), Sch. 3B (with arts. 7-11, 7-12, Sch. 4) (as inserted by S.I. 2007/2169, arts. 3, 6, Sch.)