Licence to hold a Lottery
A licence is required from Basildon Council to conduct small lotteries, raffles etc by societies raising money for charity, sports and other similar purposes, for non-personal or non-commercial reasons.
The society on whose behalf the lottery is being promoted must be registered with the local authority, if their head office is within the local authority’s boundaries.
Eligible organisations include:
- charities
- organisations in or to support athletic sports or games
- organisations in or to support cultural activities
These must not be for personal or commercial gain.
The total amount of chances sold should not exceed £20,000 for any one lottery or the total of all lotteries sold should not exceed £250,000 in a calendar year.
If a society wishes to run lotteries which exceed these amounts they must register with the Gaming Board  and must promote all further lotteries (of whatever size) held in that or the three following calendar years under the Board's registration, and will not be able to change to a local authority registration during that time.
Lottery Licence Applications.
All Lottery Licences expire on 31st December each year, regardless of when they were issued during the previous 12 months.
The application fee is £35.00 for a new licence and £17.50 for a licence renewal.
Lottery Licences must be renewed each year.
|
|
|