Cap. 334 sub. leg. A

Government Lotteries Rules(Cap. 334, section 9)[31 March 1962](Format changes—E.R. 1 of 2019) 1. Citation These rules may be cited as the Government Lotteries Rules. 2. Announcement of lotteries Whenever the Committee considers it expedient to conduct a lottery, the Chairman shall cause to be published in the Gazette and, in his discretion, in such other manner as he may think fit, a notice declaring—(a) the date and time when and the place at which the draw of the lottery shall take place;(b) the price at which the tickets shall be sold, and the places at which such tickets may be obtained;(c) the number and value of the prizes apportioned to the lottery expressed either in percentages of the total value of such tickets as may be sold or by way of fixed values in relation to a fixed number of tickets issued for sale, as the case may be;(d) the date and manner in which the numbers of the winning tickets shall be published after the draw of the lottery;(e) the place where and hours during which payment of prizes may be claimed. 3. Tickets to be numbered Every ticket issued for sale in respect of any lottery shall be numbered serially and no such number shall be repeated in respect of the same lottery. 4. Particulars to be stated on tickets The following particulars shall be specified on every ticket issued for sale in respect of any lottery—(a) the date and number or other description of lottery for which the ticket is issued;(b) the serial number allocated to the ticket;(c) the number and value of the prizes apportioned to the lottery for which the ticket is issued, expressed either in percentages of the total value of the tickets which may be sold or by way of fixed values in relation to a fixed number of tickets issued for sale in respect of the lottery for which the ticket is issued, as the case may be;(d) the time and date when and the place at which the draw of the lottery will take place. 5. Procedure at draw (1) Whenever a lottery is drawn there shall be present at the draw not less than 3 members of the Committee, and if, at the time appointed for the draw, there shall not be that number of members present the draw shall be postponed to such time, whether on the same or another day, as the Chairman or any person then present who has been authorized for that purpose by the Chairman may direct. (E.R. 1 of 2019)(2) The members of the Committee present at the draw shall appoint one of their number to preside at the draw.(3) The public shall be admitted to the place at which the draw of a lottery is conducted so far as may reasonably be practicable having regard to the accommodation available for such purpose.(4) A ticket in a lottery shall be eligible for more than one prize. (L.N. 95 of 1967) 5A. Postponement of draw (1) The Chairman may postpone the drawing of any lottery if the draw is to take place within the duration of a gale warning.(2) Notice of any postponement under paragraph (1) shall be published in the Gazette as soon as practicable, and shall specify the date and time when and the place at which the postponed draw shall take place.(L.N. 252 of 1973) 6. Publication of results of draw The Chairman shall cause the numbers of the winning tickets at any draw and the time and place at which and the manner in which prizes may be claimed to be published in the Gazette and in his discretion in such other manner as may appear to him to be advisable, so soon as may be after the draw is concluded. 7. Payment of prizes Prizes shall be paid in accordance with the following provisions—(a) payment shall be claimed by presenting and delivering up the ticket in respect of which the claim is made at the place and during the hours appointed therefor in the notice published pursuant to rule 6;(b) payment shall be claimed within 2 years after the publication in the Gazette of the number of the ticket in respect of which the claim is made; (L.N. 95 of 1967; E.R. 1 of 2019)(c) payment shall be made to the person who presents the ticket for payment of the prize won by the ticket: Provided that, if, when any ticket is presented for payment of a prize any number, mark, figure or word which is material for identifying the ticket is, in the opinion of the Committee, illegible or not clearly legible or is incomplete or has been obliterated, defaced or removed, payment shall not be made in respect thereof unless the person claiming payment produces evidence, to the satisfaction of the Committee, identifying such ticket as the ticket in respect of which the prize claimed is payable. 8. Forfeiture of unclaimed prizes If the payment of any prize is not claimed in the manner and within the period prescribed in rule 7, and if the number of the ticket in respect of which the prize was payable has been duly published in the manner prescribed in rule 6, the proceeds of that prize shall upon expiry of such period be forfeited to the Lotteries Fund.(L.N. 95 of 1967) 9. Agents for sale of tickets (1) The Committee may appoint such number of agents for the sale of tickets to the public as the Committee may from time to time consider expedient and may fix their remuneration, and the duration of their appointments.(2) Any agent appointed for the sale of tickets to the public in accordance with this rule may appoint sub-agents.(3) The name and address of any sub-agent appointed under paragraph (2) shall be reported to the Committee before such sub-agent commences the sale of tickets to the public.(4) Any appointment of any agent made under this rule may be terminated at any time by the Committee giving to such agent 24 hours notice in writing terminating the appointment. (E.R. 1 of 2019)(5) For the purposes of this rule, the expressions agent (代理商) and sub-agent (分銷代理商) do not include street vendors.