Governing law
What are the main applicable governing laws or codes for prize promotions?

India
Name | Law or Code? |
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Public Gambling Act, 1867 along with the relevant state legislations (a 'Key Prize Legislation') | Law |
Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998 and the Lottery (Regulation) Rules, 2010 (a 'Key Prize Legislation') | Law |
Indian Penal Code, 1860 | Law |
Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act, 1978 (a 'Key Prize Legislation') | Law |
Prize Competitions Act, 1955 (a 'Key Prize Legislation') | Law |
Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 read with The Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 | Law |
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, read with the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000, and the Master Direction on Other Remittance Facilities, 2016 | Law |
Information Technology Act, 2000 read with the relevant rules, more particularly the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Information) Rules, 2011 | Law |
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 | Law |
Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 | Bill (as at date of publication this bill has been passed by the lower house of the Indian parliament and shall become law, pursuant to the upper house of the Indian parliament passing it, followed by the receipt of Presidential assent. Upon enactment, it will repeal the Consumer Protection Act, 1986) |
Advertising Standard Council of India Code | Code |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 read with Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010 | Law |