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        Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c.32)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Legal and Illegal Lotteries
        General illegality of lotteries
        1. Illegality of lotteries.
        2. General lottery offences.
        Exceptions
        3. Small lotteries incidental to exempt entertainments.
        4. Private lotteries.
        5. Societies' lotteries.
        6. Local lotteries.
        Part II Provisions Relating to Societies' Lotteries and Local Lotteries
        Provisions relating to local lotteries
        7. Purposes of a local lottery.
        8. Proceeds of local lotteries.
        Provisions relating to societies' lotteries and local lotteries
        9. Schemes for societies' lotteries and local lotteries.
        9A. Lottery managers.
        10. Frequency of lotteries.
        11. Rules for authorised lotteries.
        12. Regulations.
        13. Offences relating to societies' lotteries and local lotteries.
        Part III Competitions and Amusements
        Newspaper and other competitions
        14. Prize competitions.
        Amusements with prizes
        15. Provision of amusements with prizes at exempt entertainments.
        16. Provision of amusements with prizes at certain commercial entertainments.
        17. Restriction on grant and provisions as to duration and forfeiture of permits.
        Part IV Supplementary
        18. Powers of Secretary of State as to monetary limits, fees etc.
        19. Search warrants.
        20. Penalties and forfeitures.
        21. Offences by bodies corporate.
        22. Meaning of"private gain" in relation to proceeds of entertainments, lotteries and gaming promoted on behalf of certain societies.
        23. Interpretation.
        24. Orders and regulations.
        25. Citation, etc.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Registration of Societies by Local Authorities
        Part I Registration
        Part II Returns
        Schedule 1A REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES BY THE GAMING BOARD
        Part I REGISTRATION
        Part II INFORMATION
        SCHEDULE 2 Registration of Schemes
        Schedule 2A LOTTERY MANAGERS
        Part I CERTIFICATION
        Part II INFORMATION
        SCHEDULE 3 Permits for Commercial Provision of Amusements With Prizes
        SCHEDULE 4 Consequential Amendments
        SCHEDULE 5 Repeals.

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