Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987

A lottery in which —

tickets or chances are sold to or subscriptions received from —

persons all of whom work or reside on the same premises; or

persons all of whom are members of, or are the bona fide guests of, a body of persons established and conducted for purposes not connected with gaming or lotteries,

the price of every ticket, chance or subscription is the same; and

the winning of, or the purchase of a chance to win, a prize does not entitle any person (whether subject to a further payment or not) to any further opportunity to win money or money’s worth by taking part in any gaming or in any lottery; and

no prize, in money or money’s worth exceeding the prescribed amount, is distributed or offered; and

the sale of tickets or chances, and the receipt of subscriptions, and the declaration of the result take place within 8 days,

A lottery in which —

the tickets are alphabetically and numerically distinct but the same price; and

the declaration of the result takes place on the same day and on the premises on which the tickets are sold; and

the aggregate of the value of the prizes offered or distributed does not exceed the prescribed amount,

In relation to a lottery to which this section applies the following conditions are implied —

the whole proceeds, after deducting only expenses incurred for printing and stationery, shall be devoted to the provision of prizes in the lottery or to purposes which are purposes common to the persons participating; and

no advertisement of the lottery shall be exhibited, published or distributed, other than a notice on the premises of the persons for whom it is conducted or such as may be contained in the tickets or approved by the Commission; and

no prize won shall be paid or delivered to a person other than a person eligible to participate to whom the winning ticket or chance was sold.