Lotteries Act, 1997 (Act No. 57 of 1997)Regulations relating to Society Lotteries14. Exemptions |
| 1) |
| a) | The Board may, subject to any condition it deems fit, grant an exemption with regard to the regulations contemplated in subregulation (3) in respect of any specific society lottery, and such exemption applies only to that society lottery. |
| b) | The Board may, subject to subregulation (6), alter or withdraw any exemption granted in terms of paragraph (a). |
| 2) | In this regulation, "applicant" means the person who submits an application to the Board in terms of subregulation (3). |
| 3) | Any person intending to conduct a society lottery may, 90 days prior to the start of a specific society lottery and in respect of that specific society lottery, apply to the Board in writing for an exemption in terms of subregulation (1)(a) to any of the provisions of regulations 7(1), 8(1), 10, 11 and 13. |
| 4) | The applicant must in the application contemplated in subregulation (3), in addition to any other information submitted in terms of these regulations,- |
| a) | identify the regulation or subregulation in respect of which exemption is sought; |
| b) | provide reasons for every exemption sought; |
| c) | provide all relevant information necessary for the board to consider the matters envisaged in subregulation (5); and |
| d) | provide an address which the Board may use for purposes of subregulation (6)(a). |
| 5) | In considering any application made in terms of subregulation (3), the Board must have regard to all relevant factors, including the following: |
| a) | the history of the applicant and the society intending to conduct the society lottery; |
| b) | the history of society lotteries previously conducted by the applicant and the society, if any; |
| c) | the amount of monies paid to or the extent of benefits received by persons in need or other beneficiaries; |
| d) | the costs of society lotteries previously conducted by the applicant and the society; |
| e) | the amounts spent on marketing and advertising society lotteries previously conducted by the applicant and the society; |
| f) | if applicable, the amounts paid to other persons who previously conducted society lotteries on behalf of the applicant and the society; |
| g) | the target market of the proposed society lottery; and |
| h) | measures to audit the society lottery. |
| 6) | The Board must, if it intends to alter or withdraw any exemption granted in terms of subregulation (1)(a)- |
| a) | give notice of its intention to the applicant at the address provided by the applicant in its application in terms of subregulation (4)(d); |
| b) | in the notice contemplated in paragraph (a) specify- |
| i) | the reasons for its intention to alter or withdraw the exemption; |
| ii) | the date from when the alteration or withdrawal is to become effective; and |
| iii) | which, if any, corrective measure the applicant must take in order for the Board not to alter or withdraw the exemption, as the case may be, and by when such measure must be taken; and |
| c) | afford the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make representations in respect of the notice. |
| 7) |
| a) | The Board must compile a list for its current financial year, to be updated on the last working day of every month, containing information in respect of- |
| i) | every person or society to whom an exemption has been granted in terms of subregulation (1)(a); |
| ii) | the nature of the exemption granted in terms of subregulation (1)(a); and |
| iii) | any other information in respect of exemptions the Board deems necessary. |
| b) | Any person has access during the Board’s ordinary office hours and at the Board’s head office to the list contemplated in paragraph (a). |
| c) | The Board must in the report contemplated in section 12(1)(c) of the Act include the consolidated list contemplated in paragraph (a) for the relevant financial year. |
| 8) | No person or society to whom an exemption has been granted by the Board in terms of subregulation (1)(a), acquires any right or legitimate expectation in respect of future society lotteries because an exemption has previously been granted by the Board in terms of subregulation (1)(a) in respect of any other society lottery. |