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Sanction of scheme by Minister for Justice and consequent legality of sweepstake.
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7.—(1) When a scheme is submitted to the Minister for Justice by a sweepstake committee under this Act, the said Minister may, if he so thinks proper and if he is satisfied that such committee was appointed by organisers entitled to appoint such committee under this Act, sanction such scheme either without modification or with such modifications as he may think fit to make therein.
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(2) When a scheme is submitted to the Minister for Justice under this Act, the said Minister may, for the purpose of satisfying himself that the sweepstake committee submitting such scheme was appointed by organisers entitled under this Act to appoint such committee, require such evidence by statutory declaration or otherwise as he thinks fit.
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(3) When a scheme submitted to the Minister for Justice under this Act has been sanctioned (whether with or without modification) by the said Minister it shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other Act, be lawful for the organisers by whom the sweepstake committee which submitted such scheme was appointed to hold the sweepstake to which such scheme relates subject to and in accordance with the following conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) such sweepstake shall be conducted and managed by the said sweepstake committee appointed under this Act for the purpose of such sweepstake, and
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(b) such sweepstake shall be held, conducted, and managed in all respects in accordance with such scheme as sanctioned by the Minister for Justice, and
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(c) the provision of this Act requiring anything to be done or prohibiting the doing of anything in relation to a sweepstake held under this Act shall be observed in relation to such sweepstake, and
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(d) no tickets in such sweepstake shall be issued free of charge except tickets issued to sellers of tickets by way of reward for effecting such sale.
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