# The National Lottery (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (revoked)

S.I. 2020/1475 · made 8 December 2020 · revised to 30 September 2021

These Regulations raise the minimum age at which a National Lottery ticket may be sold by or to a person from 16 to 18. Restrictions on sales of National Lottery tickets by vending machines are also amended to reflect this increased minimum age.

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-lottery-amendment-regulations-2020-revoked/pdf/uksi_20201475_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-lottery-amendment-regulations-2020-revoked/pdf/uksiem_20201475_en.pdf

## Introductory text

National Lottery
Made at 3.00 p.m. on 8th December 2020
Laid before Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 8th December 2020
Coming into force 1st October 2021
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## 1 Citation and commencement

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## 2 Amendment of the National Lottery Regulations 1994

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## Signature

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## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations raise the minimum age at which a National Lottery ticket may be sold by or to a person from 16 to 18. Restrictions on sales of National Lottery tickets by vending machines are also amended to reflect this increased minimum age.
An impact assessment which analyses the effect that these Regulations will have on the costs of business and those of the voluntary and the public sectors has been produced by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The impact assessment and the Explanatory Memorandum are available online alongside this instrument on legislation.gov.uk , and copies can be obtained from the Department at 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1475 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-lottery-amendment-regulations-2020-revoked
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