Lotteries - Small Society Registration

The Gambling Act 2005, which repeals the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976, establishes a licensing regime for large non-commercial society and local authority lotteries to be administered by the Gambling Commission and continues a registration system for small non-commercial society lotteries to be administered by licensing authorities.

The application form for registration of a non-commercial society, lottery return form and explanatory notes are available to download:

• Small Society Lotteries Registration Application Form (PDF: 37Kb / 2pages)
• Small Society Lotteries Return Form (PDF: 28Kb / 1 page)
• Small Society Lotteries Registration Explanatory Notes (PDF: 37Kb / 2 pages)

In May 2007, the Gambling Commission released advice on promoting lotteries in a document called Lotteries and the Law Gambling Act 2005 (PDF: 143Kb / 14 pages)

For further information

• Contact: Licensing Team, Town Hall, Penrith, CA11 7QF
• Office Hours:
  Monday to Thursday 08.45 hours to 17.15 hours
  Friday 08.45 hours to 16.45 hours
• Email: admin.licensing@eden.gov.uk
• Telephone: (01768) 212148 or (01768) 212209 or (01768) 212273
• Fax: (01768) 890470