The Council registers local societies who wish to raise funds for charitable purposes.
There are strict rules concerning this and include: -
- The information printed on the ticket
- How much money may be allocated to prizes and expenses
- Who can buy and sell tickets
- How the tickets are sold
- Filing returns with the council
There is a registration fee, which is renewed annually.
You do not need to register a raffle that is held during a dance etc. providing that the tickets are sold only to those persons present at the time and that the draw is held before the end of the event and the prizes are not money prizes.
Sweepstakes (such as Grand National ones) do not need licensing if they are the simple workplace variety where the ‘stakes‘ are sold only to colleagues.