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The Lotteries (Amendment) Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/1306 · Made 13 May 1996

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BETTING, GAMING AND LOTTERIES

Made 13th May 1996

Laid before Parliament 15th May 1996

Coming into force 6th June 1996

In pursuance of section 12 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976f1, and having consulted the Gaming Board for Great Britain and such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1976 c. 32.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Lotteries (Amendment) Regulations 1996.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on 6th June 1996 except that they shall not have effect in relation to any lottery in respect of which any tickets or chances have been sold before that day.

2

Regulation 6 of the Lotteries Regulations 1993f1 is hereby revoked.

Signature

Home Office

Timothy Kirkhope

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

13th May 1996

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Lotteries Regulations Act 1993 so as to remove the prohibition on the sale of tickets or chances by a person in the discharge of any official, professional or commercial function not connected with lotteries, when visiting another person at his home.