Section 260: Misusing profits of lottery

Gambling Act 2005 · 2005 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 11: Lotteries

This section applies to a lottery in respect of which the promoter has stated (in whatever terms) a fund-raising purpose for the promotion of the lottery.

A person commits an offence if he uses any part of the profits of a lottery to which this section applies for a purpose other than that stated.

The reference in subsection (2) to using profits includes a reference to permitting profits to be used.

In subsection (1) the reference to a statement of a purpose for the promotion of a lottery is a reference to a statement appearing—

on lottery tickets, or
in an advertisement for the lottery.

In subsection (4)(b) "advertisement" in relation to a lottery includes any written notice announcing that a lottery will take place or inviting people to participate in a lottery (in either case whether or not it also gives other information).

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