S.L. 492.3 Art. 17Public collections carried out at other public events. Cap. 342. Cap. 583.

(1) Public collections carried out during public events or other fundraising activities shall be conducted in a professional and organised manner.

(2) Voluntary organisations carrying out any such public collections shall inform the public, prior or during the event, about all relevant and necessary information to which the public has an interest to know. Such information shall include:

(a) the name, the registration number and contact details of the voluntary organisation to which donations shall be made;

(b) the purpose of the public collection;

(c) the percentage of or the amount of the price of the ticket or the participation fee or the amount of the objects sold at an auction or car-booth sale which are actually being attributed to the voluntary organisation.

(3) Where voluntary organisations wish to organise lotteries that may include raffles and other types of games or concerts, auctions and car boot sales in order to make public collections, administrators shall ensure that all relevant laws, regulations and rules are adhered to, where applicable.

(4) Auctions may be carried out solely by a certified public auctioneer in accordance with the provisions of the Auctioneers Act and any proceeds of sale in part or in full which is intended to be used as a public collection shall be clearly provided in the annual returns of the voluntary organisation.

(5) Lotteries, games and other similar fundraising activity shall be regulated, licensed and in compliance with the provisions of the Gaming Act. Any collector shall be exempted from submitting the proceeds of any lottery, games or similar fundraising activity, if such proceeds are submitted to the Gaming Authority in terms of the Gaming Act.