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Lotteries Act 1997
sec.40Meaning of key employee
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### sec.40 Meaning of key employee
A lottery employee is a key employee if the employee—
occupies or acts in a managerial position, or carries out managerial functions, in relation to the primary licensee’s operations; or
is in a position to affect or significantly influence the operations conducted under the primary licence; or
for a lottery employee of a lottery operator—occupies or acts in a position designated in the lottery operator’s control system as a key position.
Subsection (1) (a) and (b) applies to a position only if the position is designated by the chief executive by written notice given to the primary licensee as a key position.
Subsection (1) (a) applies to functions only if the functions are designated by the chief executive by written notice given to the primary licensee as key functions.
s 40 amd 2007 No. 22 ss 38 , 3 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 25 s 162
(sec.40-ssec.1) A lottery employee is a key employee if the employee— occupies or acts in a managerial position, or carries out managerial functions, in relation to the primary licensee’s operations; or is in a position to affect or significantly influence the operations conducted under the primary licence; or for a lottery employee of a lottery operator—occupies or acts in a position designated in the lottery operator’s control system as a key position.
(sec.40-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) and (b) applies to a position only if the position is designated by the chief executive by written notice given to the primary licensee as a key position.
(sec.40-ssec.3) Subsection (1) (a) applies to functions only if the functions are designated by the chief executive by written notice given to the primary licensee as key functions.
- (a) occupies or acts in a managerial position, or carries out managerial functions, in relation to the primary licensee’s operations; or
- (b) is in a position to affect or significantly influence the operations conducted under the primary licence; or
- (c) for a lottery employee of a lottery operator—occupies or acts in a position designated in the lottery operator’s control system as a key position.