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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.246Re-enactment of Golden Casket Art Union Act 1978 , s 22A
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### sec.246 Re-enactment of Golden Casket Art Union Act 1978 , s 22A
In this section—
Instant Casket has the same meaning as it had for the purposes of the Golden Casket Art Union Act 1978 , section 22A .
symbol includes amount, word and number.
This section is enacted to settle any doubt about whether tickets in certain Instant Caskets conducted before the commencement day are tickets that entitle the ticket holder to a prize.
Subsections (5) and (6) apply to a ticket in an Instant Casket that included a statement to the effect that a prize is won if a specified number of symbols printed in a panel on the ticket are matched.
Subsection (7) applies to a ticket in an Instant Casket whether or not it included a statement to that effect.
The ticket is a winning ticket only if the panel has printed in it the specified number of the same symbol.
Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’.
Panel on ticket.
7
1
Seven
One
3
7
Three
Seven
4
7
Four
Seven
The ticket is not a winning ticket if, for example, the panel has printed in it the specified number of pairs of different symbols.
Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’.
Panel on ticket.
7
1
Seven
One
3
7
Three
Seven
3
1
Three
One
In deciding whether a ticket is a winning ticket, a caption to a symbol is taken to be part of the symbol and not a separate symbol.
(sec.246-ssec.1) In this section— Instant Casket has the same meaning as it had for the purposes of the Golden Casket Art Union Act 1978 , section 22A . symbol includes amount, word and number.
(sec.246-ssec.2) This section is enacted to settle any doubt about whether tickets in certain Instant Caskets conducted before the commencement day are tickets that entitle the ticket holder to a prize.
(sec.246-ssec.3) Subsections (5) and (6) apply to a ticket in an Instant Casket that included a statement to the effect that a prize is won if a specified number of symbols printed in a panel on the ticket are matched.
(sec.246-ssec.4) Subsection (7) applies to a ticket in an Instant Casket whether or not it included a statement to that effect.
(sec.246-ssec.5) The ticket is a winning ticket only if the panel has printed in it the specified number of the same symbol. Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’. Panel on ticket. 7 1 Seven One 3 7 Three Seven 4 7 Four Seven
(sec.246-ssec.6) The ticket is not a winning ticket if, for example, the panel has printed in it the specified number of pairs of different symbols. Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’. Panel on ticket. 7 1 Seven One 3 7 Three Seven 3 1 Three One
(sec.246-ssec.7) In deciding whether a ticket is a winning ticket, a caption to a symbol is taken to be part of the symbol and not a separate symbol.
- 1 Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’.
- 2 Panel on ticket.
- 1 Statement on ticket—‘Match 3 numbers and win’.
- 2 Panel on ticket.