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The Lotteries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

S.R. 2021/232 · Made 11 August 2021

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Betting, Gaming And Lotteries

Made 11th August 2021

Coming into operation 7th September 2021

The Department for Communitiesf1, makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 138(1) of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985f2, and now vested in itf3.

In accordance with Article 138(2) of that Order, the Department has consulted with such associations of district councils as appear to the Department likely to be affected by these Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly known as the Department for Social Development; see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I.)

f2

S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11)

f3

See S.R. 1999 No. 481, Article 8(b) of and Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 transferred functions to the Department for Social Development which were previously exercisable by the Department of Health and Social Services; see the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c. 5 (N.I.), Under section 1 the Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
  3. 3Amendment of the Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as The Lotteries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 and shall come into operation on 7th September 2021.

2Amendment of the Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994

The Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994f1 shall be amended in accordance with regulation 3.

3Amendment of the Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994

For regulation 5 (machines) substitute—

“5.

Except for the sale of tickets or chances in a lottery by means of the internet, no tickets or chances in a lottery shall be sold by means of a machine.”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 11th August 2021

(L.S.)

Anthony Carleton

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Lotteries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994 to permit the sale of tickets or chances in societies’ lotteries by means of the internet. Except for these purposes, the sale of tickets or chances in societies’ lotteries by means of a machine remains prohibited.

An Equality Impact Assessment has been prepared and can be viewed at www.communities-ni.gov.uk.