GAMBLING ACT 2005

RETURN UNDER SCHEDULE II

1. / Name of Society on behalf of which lottery is promoted
2. / Address of Society or head office of Society
3. / Name and address of promoter of lottery
4. / Details of arrangements for the lottery
a)The date of the lottery
b)Date upon which the lottery tickets were available for sale/supply
c)The date(s) of the draw
d)i)Value of the prizes including rollover
ii)Were any of the prizes donated? If so what was the value
e)Was there a rollover?
If so, what was the value of the rollover?
5. / Whole proceeds of lottery
6. / a)Sums appropriated out of proceeds on account of prizes (give details)
b)Sums appropriated out of proceeds on account of costs incurred in organising the lottery (give details)
7. / Where if any expenses were met other than out of proceeds, give details of the amount and source of any sums used to meet them
8. / Give details of particular purpose or purposes to which proceeds of lottery were applied
9. / a)State the amount applied for above mentioned purpose or purposes as the case maybe
b)State the amount referred to in 9(a) above as a percentage of the whole proceeds of the lottery (this must be at least 20% of the proceeds)
10. / State the value of tickets put on sale for this lottery (must not exceed £20 000)
11 / State the aggregate of tickets put on sale this calendar year (must not exceed
£250 000)

We, ______

Being two members, of 18 years of age or older, of the Society appointed in writing by the governing body of the said Society in accordance with the letter(s) attached hereto, certify that the foregoing is a correct return.

Signature: / Date:
Signature: / Date:

TO BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE LOTTERY DRAW, OR IN THE CASE OF “INSTANT LOTTERIES” (SCRATCH CARDS) WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF LAST DATE ON WHICH TICKETS WERE ON SALE

NOTES ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE

GAMBLING ACT 2005

The Act authorises the conduct of small lotteries for purposes other than private gain by societies (including clubs, institutions, organisations) which are established and conducted for charitable purposes as defined by section 2 of the Charities Act 2006 for enabling participation of supporting sport, athletics or a cultural activity and for any other non-commercial purpose other than that of private gain. Under the Act the following conditions must be observed in connection with the promotion and conduct of such lotteries: (a) at least 20% of the proceed of lottery must be applied to the purpose for which the society is conducted. A maximum of 80% of the proceeds may be deducted for expenses and prizes (b) the maximum single prize must not exceed £25,000 (c) the arrangements for the small society lottery may indicate a rollover only if each other lottery affected by the rollover is a small society lottery promoted by or on behalf of the same society (d) the price of every ticket must be the same and shall be stated on the ticket and be paid to the promoter of the latter before any person is given the ticket; (e) the total value of the tickets or chances to be sold must not exceed £20,000 for an individual draw or £250,000 over a calendar year; (f) every ticket must specify the name of the promoting society, the price of the ticket, the name and address of either the society member or if there is one, the licensed external lottery manager who is responsible for the draw and the date of the draw or information which would allow the date of the draw to be determined; (g) no ticket to be sold by or to a person under 16 years of age.

Any breach of the foregoing conditions is deemed to be an offence.

The society must be registered with the Divisional Licensing Board in whose area the principal office of the society is situated – the registration fee is £40.00. Power is given under part 5 of Schedule 11 of the Act to refuse to register a society or to revoke its registration after giving the society an opportunity of being heard. A right of appeal to the Sheriff is given.

Under part 4 of said Schedule 11 the promoter of a lottery must make a return to the registration authority before the end of the third month after the lottery*, certified by two other members of the society. Such a return is to be deposited at the office of the Local Divisional Licensing Board for 18 months and may be inspected by members of the public free of charge. Failure to make a return or making a false return is an offence punishable by a fine not exceeding £5,000 and for six months imprisonment on summary conviction.

* Return Under Part 4 of Schedule 11 Form

Note:A Fee of £35.00 should be sent with the application

A fee of £17.50 is also payable on the first day of January of each year while the Society is registered