Section 2. Definition

In this Act- (a) 'Director' means the Director of Uttar Pradesh State Lotteries appointed as such by the State Government; (b) 'Lottery' means a scheme for distribution of prizes by lot or chance to persons participating in the chance of a prize by purchasing ticket but does not include a State Lottery or a prize competition; (c) 'money' includes a cheque or any other negotiable,instrument, a postal order, or a money order; (d) 'prize competition' means a prize competition within the meaning of the prize competitions Act, 1955, . (e) 'state Lottery' means a lottery Organised and conducted by the Government of India or the government of any state or of a Union Territory specified in the first schedule to the Constitution of India ,. (f) 'ticket' includes, any document evidencing the claim of a person to participate in the chances of a lottery but does not include any cash memo issued to a purchaser of commodities for payment in cash of the prize of such commodities.