sec.129Claims for prizes

### sec.129 Claims for prizes A claim for payment of a prize in an approved lottery may be made to the lottery operator or a lottery agent of the lottery operator. A participant’s entitlement to claim a prize in an approved lottery continues until whichever of the following happens first— the prize is paid; the end of 7 years after the closure of the lottery in which the prize is won. The rules may provide that a person who is registered with the lottery operator for an approved lottery need not make a claim for a prize to which the person is entitled. s 129 amd 1999 No. 77 s 196 ; 2004 No. 21 s 93 ; 2007 No. 22 ss 49 , 3 sch 1 (sec.129-ssec.1) A claim for payment of a prize in an approved lottery may be made to the lottery operator or a lottery agent of the lottery operator. (sec.129-ssec.2) A participant’s entitlement to claim a prize in an approved lottery continues until whichever of the following happens first— the prize is paid; the end of 7 years after the closure of the lottery in which the prize is won. (sec.129-ssec.3) The rules may provide that a person who is registered with the lottery operator for an approved lottery need not make a claim for a prize to which the person is entitled. - (a) the prize is paid; - (b) the end of 7 years after the closure of the lottery in which the prize is won.