{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lotteries-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/note",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2021/232",
  "legislation_title": "The Lotteries (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/lotteries-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2021",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese 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.\nAn Equality Impact Assessment has been prepared and can be viewed at www.communities-ni.gov.uk.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/232/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:37:49.401805+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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