The Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2016/124 |
| Year | 2016 |
2016 No. 124
Betting, Gaming And Lotteries
The Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016
Made 3rd February 2016
Coming into force 6th April 2016
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 20061.
The Secretary of State considers that the conditions in section 3(2) of that Act are satisfied.
The Secretary of State has consulted in accordance with section 13(1) of that Act, and has laid a draft Order and an explanatory document before Parliament in accordance with section 14.
Pursuant to section 15 of that Act, the affirmative resolution procedure (within the meaning of section 17 of that Act) applies in relation to the making of this Order.
In accordance with section 17(2) of that Act, the draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament after the expiry of the 40-day period referred to in that provision2.
Citation, commencement and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Exempt Lotteries) Order 2016 and comes into force on 6th April 2016.
(2) An amendment or repeal made by article 2, 3 or 4 has the same extent as the provision to which it relates.
Amendments to Part 1 of Schedule 11 to the Gambling Act 2005
2. In the Gambling Act 20053, in Schedule 11 (exempt lotteries), in Part 1 (incidental non-commercial lotteries)—
(a) in the heading to that Part, omit “non-commercial”;
(b) in paragraph 1(1)(a), for “a non-commercial event within the meaning of paragraph 2” substitute “an event”;
(c) in paragraph 1(2), omit “non-commercial”;
(d) omit paragraph 2;
(e) in each of paragraphs 3 to 7(1), omit “non-commercial”;
(f) omit paragraph 7(2).
Amendments to Part 2 of Schedule 11 to the Gambling Act 2005
3. In the Gambling Act 2005, in Schedule 11 (exempt lotteries), in Part 2 (private lotteries)—
(a) in paragraph 13(1), after “conducted” insert “or for any other purpose other than that of private gain”;
(b) in paragraph 13(2), the words “organised in such a way as to ensure that no profits are made” become paragraph (a);
(c) after paragraph 13(2)(a), insert—
“, or
(b)
(b) promoted wholly for a purpose other than that of private gain.”;
(d) omit paragraphs 17 and 18(b), but not the “and” at the end of paragraph 18(b).
Consequential and incidental amendments
4.—(1) In the Gambling Act 2005—
(a)
(a) in section 56(1)(a) (invitation to participate in lottery), omit “non-commercial”;
(b)
(b) in...
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