9. Every application for a licence-
| (1) shall be made in writing to the Minister; |
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| (2) shall state the name and address of the society, newspaper publisher, or trading company making the application, specify the governing body thereof, and state the name and address of each member of such body; |
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| (3) shall specify the number of prize competitions that are proposed to be promoted or conducted and the period of duration of each such competition; |
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| (4) shall, if the application is for a newspaper prize competition licence, state the newspaper or newspapers in or through which the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions is to be promoted or conducted; |
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| (5) shall, if the application is for a commercial prize competition licence, state the commercial purpose in connexion with which the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions is to be promoted or conducted; |
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| (6) shall give full particulars relating to the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions and in particular-
| | (a) shall state the entrance fee for each entry in the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions; | | |
| | (b) shall, if the applicant is a society state whether or not entries in the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions are to be restricted to members of the society: | | |
| | (c) shall, if the applicant is a society or trading company, state whether entries in the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions are to be made by means of entry forms printed by or under the authority of, and issued by, such society or company, or prepared by the entrants, and if such forms are to be printed by or under the authority of, and issued by, such society or company, the name and address of the printer by whom such forms are to be printed; | | |
| | (d) shall state the number of prizes which are to be offered in the proposed competition or in each of the proposed competitions, and as respects each such prize-
| | | (i) shall state whether the prize will be donated by any person for the purposes of the competition in which the prize is to be offered and, if the prize will not be so donated, whether or not the cost of providing or purchasing the prize is to be a charge on the proceeds of the competition; |
| (ii) shall, if the prize is a money prize, state its value by specifying either the sum of money constituting the prize or such proportion of the proceeds of the competition as will represent such value; or |
| (iii) shall, if the prize is not a money prize, state the nature and value of the prize; |
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| | (e) shall state whether or not the expenses (other than the cost of providing or purchasing prizes) incurred in the promotion or conduct of the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions are to be a charge on the proceeds thereof; | | |
| | (f) shall state the purpose or purposes to which the proceeds of the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions are to be applied after deducting such costs and expenses as are stated in the application to be a charge on those proceeds; and | | |
| | (g) shall state the name and address of the accountant who has consented to audit and certify the statement of accounts relating to the proposed competition or each of the proposed competitions. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts