CHAPTER 163
LOTTERIES ACT

Arrangement of Sections

   Section

   1.   Short title

   2.   Interpretation

   3.   Unauthorised lotteries

   4.   Establishment of Board

   5.   Authorisation of lotteries

   6.   Powers of controlling authorities

   7.   Imposition of conditions

   8.   Utilisation of gross proceeds of a lottery for certain purposes

   9.   Prescribed fees

   10.   Invalid conditions by promoters

   11.   Power to require incorporation of promoters

   12.   Lotteries incidental to certain entertainments

   13.   Private lotteries

   14.   Offences by bodies corporate

   15.   Powers of President and Minister

AN ACT

to provide for the control and regulation of lotteries; to provide for the setting up of a Lotteries Control Board and for the powers and duties thereof; and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

[1st November, 1957]

Act 8 of 1957,

Act 62 of 1957,

Act 32 of 1959,

Act 44 of 1960,

Act 20 of 1961,

Act 22 of 1963,

Act 17 of 1975,

Act 27 of 1989,

Act 13 of 1994,

GN 304 of 1964,

GN 497 of 1964,

SI 91 of 1965.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Lotteries Act.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Board” means the Lotteries Control Board established under the provisions of section 4;

“controlling authority” means—

      (a)   in respect of a lottery in which tickets or chances are to be issued for sale to a total value in excess of six hundred kwacha, the Board;

      (b)   in respect of a lottery in which tickets or chances are to be issued for sale to a total value not exceeding six hundred kwacha, the officer commanding the Police Division in which the lottery is to be conducted;

“lottery” means any scheme of arrangement whereby prizes in the form of money or other property or benefit are awarded to holders of tickets or chances acquired by prior payment and drawn by lot, or whereby the winners are determined by the incidence of chance from amongst the holders of such tickets or chances in any other manner except by means of a gaming machine as defined by the Aming Machines (Prohibition) Act.

“officer commanding the Police Division” includes such other police officer duly authorised in that behalf by such officer commanding:

Provided that such other officer shall be the police officer in charge of the particular area in which the lottery is to be conducted.

[S 2 am by Act 17 of 1975.]