Section 3
The Government Of Nepal May Grant Permission To Open Lottery
(1) In case any person or organization intends to open lottery may submit an application in writing with particulars of such lottery to the Government of Nepal and if such application in submitted, the Government of Nepal
may, if it concludes to be reasonable, grant permission to open lottery.
(2) Any person or organization permitted pursuant to sub-section (1) may, subject to the following terms and conditions, carry out including sale, distribution and operation of lottery,
(a) Only an organization shall be entitled to open lottery in case such lottery is related to collect money for any
charitable or public interest related function and in case lottery is so opened Sixty percent amount from the
total amount received from the sale of the lottery shall be distributed for award and the concerned
organization may use remaining amount for the function related to charity, public interest and operation of the lottery.
(b) Except the lottery opened to collect money for charitable or public interest related functions, the prize
of other lottery shall not be distributed in cash rather and goods equivalent to the value of Seventy Five
percent amount of the total amount obtained from the sale of the lottery shall be distributed as a prize. The
concerned person or organization that operates lottery may be entitled to take residual amount for profit and
the function related to the operation of lottery.
(c) Each copy of lottery shall contain the following matters;
(1) Price of lottery
(2) Details of prize
(3) Opening Venue of lottery
(4) The Name of the organization authorized to
sell, distribute or operate lottery.
(5) Serial number of lottery
(6) Opening and closing date of lottery
(7) The date of permission obtained from the Government of Nepal or authorized official for
the operation of lottery.
(d) In case permission was granted to open and operate lottery in any public exhibition place or club or society,
the sale, distribution and operation of lottery shall not be carried out in any place other than such a permitted
place.
(e) Price of each lottery must be equal.
(f) Lottery shall not be sold until the total price thereof is
collected.
(g) Lottery once sold shall not be refundable.
(h) The procedure prescribed in Rules framed under this Act shall be followed.
(3) The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in Nepal Gazette, issue an order in respect of prescribing total capital and determining the price of each lottery.
may, if it concludes to be reasonable, grant permission to open lottery.
(2) Any person or organization permitted pursuant to sub-section (1) may, subject to the following terms and conditions, carry out including sale, distribution and operation of lottery,
(a) Only an organization shall be entitled to open lottery in case such lottery is related to collect money for any
charitable or public interest related function and in case lottery is so opened Sixty percent amount from the
total amount received from the sale of the lottery shall be distributed for award and the concerned
organization may use remaining amount for the function related to charity, public interest and operation of the lottery.
(b) Except the lottery opened to collect money for charitable or public interest related functions, the prize
of other lottery shall not be distributed in cash rather and goods equivalent to the value of Seventy Five
percent amount of the total amount obtained from the sale of the lottery shall be distributed as a prize. The
concerned person or organization that operates lottery may be entitled to take residual amount for profit and
the function related to the operation of lottery.
(c) Each copy of lottery shall contain the following matters;
(1) Price of lottery
(2) Details of prize
(3) Opening Venue of lottery
(4) The Name of the organization authorized to
sell, distribute or operate lottery.
(5) Serial number of lottery
(6) Opening and closing date of lottery
(7) The date of permission obtained from the Government of Nepal or authorized official for
the operation of lottery.
(d) In case permission was granted to open and operate lottery in any public exhibition place or club or society,
the sale, distribution and operation of lottery shall not be carried out in any place other than such a permitted
place.
(e) Price of each lottery must be equal.
(f) Lottery shall not be sold until the total price thereof is
collected.
(g) Lottery once sold shall not be refundable.
(h) The procedure prescribed in Rules framed under this Act shall be followed.
(3) The Government of Nepal may, by a Notification in Nepal Gazette, issue an order in respect of prescribing total capital and determining the price of each lottery.