How to apply for a new LOTTERY Registration

The Lottery application form should be completed and returned to Melton Borough Council with the fee of £40. Don’t forget you will need to keep records of the lottery or lotteries in order that you can complete a return. 

You should also familiiarise yourself with the Lottery Regulations.

The Lottery Return

When a lottery has been held the promoter must send an Official Lottery Return relating thereto to Melton Borough Council not later than the end of the third month after the date of the lottery. Forms of return are sent out as part of your initial licence and further copies are available on request from Melton Borough Council. These must be certified by two members of the society (other than the promoter). Failure to send a return constitutes an offence and is liable to prosecution. Anybody found guilty of failing to complete return forms and send them to the Council within three months of the date of a lottery, or falsifying a return form, may be subject to a fine not exceeding £5,000 if convicted on a summary offence or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine or both if convicted on indictment.

We also have available return forms for weekly lotteries.

These returns are available to the public for inspection.

Renewal of Licences

All Society Lotteries are renewable one year after their initial registration and the fee for this is £20. Melton Borough Council will write to all licence holders before the expiry date of their licence, but it remains your responsibility to ensure you are properly licensed.

If a licence is allowed to expire then the Society must re-register as new, at a cost of £40.