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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.129Claims for prizes
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### 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.