The application will be refused if in the period of five years ending with the date of the application:
- an operating licence held by the society has been revoked under section 119(1) of the Gambling Act 2005; or
- an application for an operating licence made by the society has been refused.
The application may be refused if the local authority think that:
- the society is not a non-commercial society;
- a person who will or may be connected with the promotion of the lottery has been convicted of a relevant offence; or
- information provided in or with the application is false or misleading.