R.S., ch. C-46 Criminal Code 1 (1) The portion of subsection 207(1) of the  Criminal Code  before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: Permitted lotteries 207 (1) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Part relating to gaming and betting  and subject to subsection (2.2) , it is lawful Criminal Code Clause 1 : (1) to (5) Relevant portions of subsection 207(1): 207 (1) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Part relating to gaming and betting, it is lawful . . . (e) for the government of a province to agree with the government of another province that lots, cards or tickets in relation to a lottery scheme that is by any of paragraphs (a) to (d) authorized to be conducted and managed in that other province may be sold in the province; (f) for any person, pursuant to a licence issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of a province or such other person or authority in the province as may be designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council thereof, to conduct and manage in the province a lottery scheme that is authorized to be conducted and managed in one or more other provinces where the authority by which the  lottery  scheme was first authorized to be conducted and managed consents thereto; (g) for any person, for the purpose of a lottery scheme that is  lawful  in a province under any of paragraphs (a) to (f), to do anything in the province, in accordance with the applicable law or  licence , that is required for the conduct, management or operation of the lottery scheme or for the person to participate in the scheme; and (2) Subsection 207(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a): (a.1) for a governing body of a First Nation or such other person or authority as may be specified by the governing body, either alone or in conjunction with the governing body of another First Nation or such other person or authority as may be specified by the other governing body, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme on that First Nation’s reserve, or on that First Nation’s reserve and the other First Nation’s reserve, in accordance with any law or by-law enacted by the governing body of that First Nation; (3) Subsection 207(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b): (b.1) for a charitable or religious organization, pursuant to a licence issued by the governing body of a First Nation or by such other person or authority as may be specified by the governing body, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme on that First Nation’s  reserve  if the proceeds from the lottery scheme are used for a charitable or religious object or purpose; (4) Subsection 207(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c): (c.1) for the board of a fair or of an exhibition, or an operator of a concession leased by that board, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme on a First Nation’s reserve if the governing body of that First Nation or such other person or authority as may be specified by the governing body has (i) designated that fair or exhibition as a fair or exhibition where a lottery scheme may be conducted and managed, and (ii) issued a licence for the conduct and management of a lottery scheme to that board or operator; (5) Paragraphs 207(1)(e) to (g) of the Act are  replaced  by the following: (d.1) for any person, pursuant to a licence issued by the governing body of a First Nation or by such other person or authority as may be specified by the governing body, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme at a public place of amusement on that First Nation’s  reserve  if (i) the amount or value of each prize awarded does not exceed five hundred dollars, and (ii) the money or other valuable consideration paid to secure a chance to win a prize does not exceed two dollars; (e) for the government of a province to agree with the government of another province  or the governing body of a First Nation  that lots, cards or tickets in relation to a lottery scheme that is by any of paragraphs (a) to  (d.1)  authorized to be conducted and managed in that other province  or on that First  Nation’s  reserve  may be sold in the province; (e.1) for the governing body of a First Nation to agree with the government of a province or the governing body of another First Nation that lots, cards or tickets in relation to a lottery scheme that is by any of paragraphs (a) to (d.1) authorized to be conducted and managed in the province or on that other First Nation’s reserve may be sold on the First Nation’s  reserve ; (f) for any person, pursuant to a licence issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of a province or such other person or authority in the province as may be designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council thereof, to conduct and manage in the province a lottery scheme that is authorized to be conducted and managed in one or more other provinces  or on one or more First Nations’ reserves if  the authority by which the lottery scheme was first authorized to be conducted and managed consents thereto; (f.1) for any person, pursuant to a licence issued by the governing body of a First Nation or such other  person  or authority as may be specified by the governing body, to conduct and manage on the First Nation’s  reserve  a lottery scheme that is authorized to be conducted and managed in one or more provinces or on one or more other First Nations’ reserves if the authority by which the lottery scheme was first authorized to be conducted and managed consents thereto; (g) for any person, for the purpose of a lottery scheme that is lawful in a province  or on a First Nation’s  reserve  under any of paragraphs (a) to  (f.1) , to do anything in the province  or on the First Nation’s reserve , in accordance with the applicable law , by-law  or  licence , that is required for the conduct, management or operation of the lottery scheme or for the person to participate in the scheme; and (6) Section 207 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2): Terms and conditions of licence issued by governing body of a First Nation (2.1) Subject to this Act, a licence issued by or under the authority of the governing body of a First Nation or a person or authority specified by the governing body as described in paragraph (1)(b.1), (c.1), (d.1) or (f.1) may contain such terms and conditions relating to the conduct, management and operation of or participation in the lottery scheme to which the licence relates as the  governing  body, the person or authority designated by the governing body, or any law or by-law enacted by the governing body may prescribe. Notice of intention to exercise authority of First Nation (2.2) If a First Nation intends to exercise its authority to conduct and manage a lottery scheme or to license the conduct and management of a lottery scheme recognized under this section, the governing body shall, before exercising that authority, provide written notice to the Government of Canada and the government of each province in which the First Nation's reserve is located of the date on which it will begin exercising the authority. (7) Section 207 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4): Deeming provision (4.001) For the purpose of this section, a First Nation’s reserve or a part of a First Nation’s reserve within a province is deemed not to be a part of the province as of the date set out in any notice provided under subsection (2.2). Definitions (4.002) In this section, band  has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the  Indian Act ; ( bande ) council of the band  has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the  Indian Act ; ( conseil de la bande ) First Nation  means a band or an Indigenous group that is a party to a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament; ( première nation ) governing body , in relation to a First Nation that is a band, means the council of the band, or, in relation to a First Nation that is an Indigenous group that is party to a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament, means the council, government or other entity that is referred to in the agreement as being authorized to act on behalf of the Indigenous group; ( corps dirigeant ) reserve , in relation to a First Nation that is a band, means a reserve within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act that is set apart for the use and benefit of the band, or, in relation to a First Nation that is an  Indigenous  group that is a party to a self-government agreement implemented by an Act of Parliament, means land that is subject to the self-government agreement. ( réserve ) (6) and (7) New. (8) Subsection 207(4.1) of the Act is replaced by the following: Exception — charitable or religious organization (4.1) The use of a computer for the sale of a ticket, selection of a winner or the distribution of a prize in a raffle, including a 50/50 draw, is excluded from paragraph (4)(c) in so far as the raffle is authorized under paragraph (1)(b)  or (b.1)  and the proceeds are used for a charitable or religious object or purpose. (8) Text of subsection 207(4.1): (4.1) The use of a computer for the sale of a ticket, selection of a winner or the distribution of a prize in a raffle, including a 50/50 draw, is excluded from paragraph (4)(c) in so far as the raffle is  authorized  under paragraph (1)(b) and the proceeds are used for a charitable or religious object or purpose. R.S., ch. I-5 Indian Act 2 Subsection 81(1) of the  Indian Act  is amended by adding the following after paragraph (m): (m.1) the regulation of the operation, conduct and management of lottery schemes permitted on the reserve under section 207 of the  Criminal Code ; Indian Act Clause 2 : Text of relevant portion of subsection 81(1): 81 (1) The council of a band may make by-laws not inconsistent with this Act or with any regulation made by the Governor in Council or the Minister, for any or all of the following purposes, namely, . . .