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| Atlantic Lottery Regulations |
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Gaming Control Act
S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 4
O.I.C. 95-255 (April 4, 1995), N.S. Reg. 36/95
1 These regulations may be cited as the "Atlantic Lottery Regulations".
2 In these regulations
(a) "Act" means the Gaming Control Act;
(b) "Auto Plus Lottery" means the Auto Plus lottery or any other substituted lottery operated by the Lottery Corporation;
(c) "Commission" means the Alcohol and Gaming Authority*;
*[Note: The Gaming Control Commission and the Liquor License Board were amalgamated as the Alcohol and Gaming Authority by O.I.C. 97-470 dated July 15, 1997.]
(d) "Corporation" means the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation;
(e) "Lottery Corporation" means the Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc.;
(f) "lottery scheme" means a lottery scheme authorized under clause 207(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (Canada) and conducted and managed by the Lottery Corporation;
(g) "prize" means a sum of money or goods payable to a winner as the result of the selection of a winning ticket;
(h) "retailer" means a person authorized by the Lottery Corporation to sell tickets to the public;
(i) "ticket" means a ticket, certificate or other instrument issued under a lottery scheme and authorized for sale by the Lottery Corporation and the owner of the ticket;
(j) "winner" means a person entitled to a prize under a lottery scheme; and
(k) "winning ticket" means a ticket bearing a number or numbers corresponding, in such a manner as the Lottery Corporation shall determine, to a winning number or numbers drawn as provided in Section 6.
Nature of lottery schemes
3 A lottery scheme shall consist of a system or arrangement for the issuance and sale of tickets and the distribution of prizes to winners selected at random from among the holders of lottery tickets issued or sold.
4 (1) Under each lottery scheme, the Lottery Corporation shall fix the consideration to be paid or given to secure a chance to win prizes and the amounts and values of prizes and the terms and conditions thereof.
(2) The Lottery Corporation shall ensure that the terms and conditions of every ticket are printed on each ticket.
Sale of lottery tickets
5 (1) The Lottery Corporation is responsible for the promotion of lottery schemes and for the sale of tickets.
(2) Tickets may be sold to the public directly by the Lottery Corporation or indirectly through retailers.
(3) Where the Lottery Corporation issues or sells tickets to a retailer, a discount or commission fixed by the Lottery Corporation shall be granted to the retailer.
(4) No retailer shall sell a ticket at a price other than the face amount shown on the ticket.
Selection of winning ticket
6 Winning tickets in a lottery scheme shall be selected
(a) at a draw held at such time and place as the Lottery Corporation shall determine; or
(b) in accordance with the game rules established by the Lottery Corporation governing the outcome of sporting events, other events or scratch tickets.
7 A draw shall consist of the random selection of winning numbers by means of a mechanical device or other method adopted by the Lottery Corporation.
Prize account
8 (1) The Lottery Corporation shall deposit an amount equal to the sum of the prizes announced as payable in respect of each lottery scheme in an account in the name of the Lottery Corporation called the "prize account" to be maintained with a chartered bank or trust company.
(2) Twelve months from the date of the draw for each lottery scheme, the Lottery Corporation shall transfer from the prize account and deposit with a chartered bank or trust company in the name of the Lottery Corporation, in an account called the "special prize account", an amount equal to the sum of the prizes announced as payable in respect of that lottery scheme which have not been claimed or paid and payment shall be made out of the special prize account only to pay prizes.
Payment of prizes
9 It is a condition for entitlement to collect any prize that the claimant
(a) satisfy the Lottery Corporation that the claimant is a winner;
(b) make the claim within 12 months of the date on which the winning ticket of the claimant was drawn or issued, or within the time limit otherwise specified on the ticket, whichever is the earlier;
(c) give the Lottery Corporation the right to publish the name, address, photograph or picture of the claimant without any claim on the Lottery Corporation for broadcasting, printing, royalty or other rights; and
(d) if required by the Lottery Corporation, give to the Lottery Corporation a valid release for the prize and undertake to save the Lottery Corporation harmless from any further claim on that prize.
10 Where there is more than 1 claimant for payment of the same prize, the Lottery Corporation may pay the money into court pending settlement of the dispute by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Auditing
11 The Lottery Corporation shall, when requested to do so by the Auditor General, produce such books, documents, or financial statements as are necessary to satisfy the Auditor General that the Lottery Corporation is complying with the provisions of these regulations.
12 (1) The Lottery Corporation may acquire tickets from the Inter-Provincial Lottery Corporation for sale in Nova Scotia by the Lottery Corporation.
(2) The provisions of Section 8 of these regulations do not apply to the sale in Nova Scotia of tickets acquired pursuant to subsection (1).
13 The rights, obligations and liabilities of the former Nova Scotia Lottery Commission contained in
(a) an agreement dated August 27, 1976 and approved by Order in Council 76-1006 dated August 31, 1976 as amended, between the former Nova Scotia Lottery Commission and the Lotteries Commission of New Brunswick, the Government of the Province of Newfoundland and the Prince Edward Island Lotteries Commission, as amended from time to time, regarding the Atlantic Lottery Corporation; and
(b) an agreement dated August 27, 1976 and approved by Order in Council 76-1006 dated August 31, 1976 as amended, between the Government of the Province of Nova Scotia and the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of the Province of Newfoundland, and the Government of the Province of Prince Edward Island, as amended from time to time, regarding undertaking, conducting and managing lottery schemes in Nova Scotia and the other named provinces,
are rights, obligations and liabilities of the Corporation or Commission, as the context, the Act and regulations require.
14 (1) The Minister of Finance may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, establish special trust funds pursuant to clause 2(n) of the Provincial Finance Act and authorize the Corporation to pay from the revenues it receives from the Lottery Corporation from the Auto Plus Lottery, the following:
(a) to Sport Nova Scotia, $100 000 annually;
(b) to the Cultural Federation of Nova Scotia and the Exhibition Association of Nova Scotia, $50 000 each annually; and
(c) quarterly to sporting group ticket sellers, a 10% bonus commission on their Auto Plus Lottery gross ticket sales.
(2) The Minister of Finance may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, in the orders referred to in subsection (1),
(a) establish the terms and conditions of the payments to be made out of the special trust funds in accordance with subsection (1), including the timing of payments and income earned on the special trust funds;
(b) approve of the Corporation entering into agreements with persons, groups or organizations who request money from the special trust funds; and
(c) alter the amounts to be paid out of the special trust funds referred to in clauses (1)(a), (b) or (c) based on the revenues received by the Corporation from the Auto Plus Lottery through the Lottery Corporation.
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