Public Lotteries Amendment (Unclaimed Prizes) Regulation 2002 (NSW)
2002 No 877
New South Wales
Public Lotteries Amendment
(Unclaimed Prizes) Regulation 2002
under the
Public Lotteries Act 1996
Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Public Lotteries Act 1996.
J. RICHARD FACE, M.P.,
Minister for Gaming and Racing
Explanatory note
Clause 4 (2) of the Public Lotteries Regulation 2002 provides that an unclaimed prize in a public lottery may be disposed of by the licensee who conducted the public lottery in a manner and for a purpose approved by the Minister for the benefit of subscribers to public lotteries conducted by the licensee, or, in the case of an unclaimed Keno prize, for any other purpose approved of by the Minister. The object of this Regulation is to amend the Public Lotteries Regulation 2002 to require a licensee to dispose of an unclaimed prize within a specified period after such an approval is given.
This Regulation is made under the Public Lotteries Act 1996, including sections 27 (9) and 83 (the general regulation-making power).
| Published in Gazette No 237 of 29 November 2002, page 10094 | Page 1 |
| 2002 No 877 | |
| Clause 1 | Public Lotteries Amendment (Unclaimed Prizes) Regulation 2002 |
Public Lotteries Amendment (Unclaimed Prizes)
Regulation 2002
under the
Public Lotteries Act 1996
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Public Lotteries Amendment (Unclaimed
Prizes) Regulation 2002.
2 Amendment of Public Lotteries Regulation 2002
The Public Lotteries Regulation 2002 is amended by inserting after clause 4 (2):
(2A)
If the Minister approves of the disposal by a licensee of an unclaimed prize under subclause (2), the licensee must dispose of the unclaimed prize in the manner and for the purpose approved:
(a) within the time, if any, specified in the approval, or (b)
if a time is not specified in the approval, within 10 days after the day on which the approval is given, or
(c)
if the approval was given before the commencement of this subclause, within 10 days after that commencement.
BY AUTHORITY
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