# National Lottery etc. Act 1993, Section 16: False representations as to the National Lottery.


(1) If a person advertising, or offering the opportunity to participate in, a lottery, competition or game of another description gives, by whatever means, a false indication that it is a lottery forming part of, or is otherwise connected with, the National Lottery, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, to a fine or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1993/39/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-lottery-etc-act-1993/section-16
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