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The HASSRA Lottery monthly draw fully complies with the 1993 National Lottery Act. In accordance with the provisions of this Act, and HASSRA’s own rules, HASSRA Lottery participants should note the following:
General
- All lottery participants must be full HASSRA members
- The Promoter of the HASSRA Lottery is the HASSRA Finance Director
- Payment for lottery ticket(s) can only be made by voluntary deduction from pay or pension, as authorised by the member on the HASSRA Lottery application form
- In no circumstances will any monies paid for ticket(s) be refunded
- Prize(s) will only be issued to the person named as the ticket holder
- Tickets cost £1.00 each per month and members may elect to hold up to a maximum of 20 tickets (£20.00) at any one time
Allocation of Numbers
• Lottery numbers, for entry to the draw, will be allocated and notified to the participant by HASSRA Corporate Services.
• When a member withdraws from the Lottery, the lottery ticket number(s) which were allocated to them may be assigned or reallocated by HASSRA Corporate Services.
The Draw
- The monthly draw is conducted by HASSRA Corporate Services and scrutinised by independent witnesses
- After the results have been checked and verified, prize winners are notified personally by letter
The Prizes
- The Lottery prize levels are determined by the National HASSRA Board of Management and monitored by the Promoter. Recommendations are made to the National HASSRA Board of Management as to when these should be varied
- Wherever possible, cash prizes will be paid with the salary of the winning draw participant as a non-taxable addition in the month following the draw. Where this is not possible, the prize will be paid by BACS payment within four weeks of the relevant monthly results being published
- The Association will, from time to time, promote the HASSRA Lottery prizes.
Results Publicity
- For those with access to the relevant technology, the results of each monthly draw are available to view on the HASSRA area of the DWP Intranet system or on the Internet at www.hassra.org.uk.
- The results are also detailed on HASSRA Lottery results posters which are distributed to all HASSRA Regional Business Partners, who in turn, make arrangements to distribute them to all affiliated HASSRA clubs. Please contact your local club or HASSRA Regional Business Partner if, for any reason, you do not get to see the results on a regular basis
- HASSRA retired members who participate in the Lottery are sent a personal copy of the results posters, by post direct to their home address.
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