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| Joint schemes for distribution of money by distributing bodies. |
12. - (1) After section 25A of the 1993 Act there shall be inserted-
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| "Joint schemes for distribution of money by distributing bodies. |
25B. - (1) A body which distributes money under subsection (1) of section 25 may, in accordance with the following provisions of this section, participate with one or more other such bodies in a joint scheme for the distribution of money under that subsection.
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(2) A body may participate in a joint scheme if the principal purposes of the joint scheme include purposes for which the body has power to distribute money under subsection (1) of section 25, notwithstanding that the body would not, apart from this section, have power to distribute money under that subsection for meeting expenditure on some of the particular projects for which money may be distributed under the scheme.
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(3) Money shall not, under a joint scheme, be distributed for meeting expenditure on any particular project unless the expenditure is such that-
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(a) at least one of the bodies participating in the joint scheme has power, acting alone, to distribute money under section 25(1) for meeting the expenditure, or |
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(b) two or more of the bodies participating in the joint scheme, taken together, have power between them to distribute money under section 25(1) for meeting the expenditure. |
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(4) Nothing in subsection (3) affects the liability of each body participating in a scheme in relation to the distribution of any money under section 25(1) under the scheme.
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(5) Schedule 3A contains supplementary provision in relation to joint schemes."
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(2) In section 44 of the 1993 Act (interpretation of Part II) the following definition shall be inserted at the appropriate place in subsection (1)-
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""joint scheme" means a joint scheme under section 25B;". |
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(3) After Schedule 3 to the 1993 Act there shall be inserted the Schedule 3A set out in Schedule 3 to this Act.
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| Strategic plans for distributing bodies. |
13. After section 25B of the 1993 Act there shall be inserted-
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| "Strategic plans for distributing bodies. |
25C. - (1) If the Secretary of State instructs it do so, a body which distributes money under section 25(1) shall, in accordance with the following provisions of this section,-
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(a) prepare and adopt a strategic plan, or |
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(b) review and modify any strategic plan which it has adopted, or |
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(c) replace any strategic plan which it has adopted by preparing and adopting another. |
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(2) In this section "strategic plan", in the case of any body, means a statement containing the body's policies for the distribution of the money likely to be available to it for distribution under section 25(1).
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(3) A strategic plan must also contain-
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(a) a statement of any directions given to the body by the Secretary of State under section 26(1) or 43C(1), |
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(b) a statement of the estimate given to the body by the Secretary of State of the money likely to be available for distribution by the body under section 25(1), |
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(c) a statement of the body's assessment of the needs which the body has power to deal with, in whole or in part, by distributing money under section 25(1), and |
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(d) a statement of the body's priorities in dealing with those needs by the distribution of money under section 25(1). |
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(4) A strategic plan must be such as to demonstrate how the body is taking into account or, as the case may be, complying with the directions mentioned in subsection (3)(a).
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(5) Before adopting a strategic plan, a body shall-
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(a) consult such other bodies as it thinks fit for the purpose of identifying the needs mentioned in subsection (3)(c) and formulating the policies to be adopted for dealing with those needs, |
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(b) prepare a draft of the proposed plan, |
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(c) send a copy of the draft to the Secretary of State, and |
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(d) after consultation with the Secretary of State, make such modifications to the draft as it considers necessary or expedient. |
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(6) Where a body adopts a strategic plan-
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(a) the body shall send copies of the document containing the plan to the Secretary of State, and |
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(b) the Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the document before each House of Parliament. |
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(7) Nothing in this section applies in relation to any body which distributes under section 25(1) money allocated under section 22(3)(e)."
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| The National Lottery Charities Board. |
14. - (1) In section 38 of the 1993 Act (grants to charities etc by the National Lottery Charities Board) after subsection (2) there shall be inserted-
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"(3) The Charities Board may for the purpose of enabling them to exercise their functions acquire and dispose of land."
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(2) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to the 1993 Act (remuneration and allowances etc of members of the Board) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (3) to (6) below.
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(3) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) (which permits the payment of remuneration to the chairman of the Board and the chairman of any committee of the Board) for "the chairman of any committee of theirs" there shall be substituted "any other member of the Board".
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(4) In sub-paragraph (2) (which permits provision to be made in respect of pensions for the chairman of the Board or the chairman of any committee of the Board) for "or chairman of a committee of the Charities Board," there shall be substituted ", or in the case of any other member of the Charities Board,".
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(5) In sub-paragraph (3) (which permits the payment of compensation for loss of office to the chairman of the Board or the chairman of any committee of the Board) for "or of a committee of the Charities Board" there shall be substituted ", or ceasing to be a member of the Charities Board,".
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(6) Sub-paragraph (4) (approval of Treasury required) shall cease to have effect.
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(7) Paragraph 5 of that Schedule (staff of the Board) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (8) to (10) below.
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(8) For sub-paragraph (1) (Board may appoint such staff as they may determine with the Secretary of State's approval as to numbers and terms and conditions of service) there shall be substituted-
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"(1) Subject to any directions under section 26(3), the Charities Board may appoint such staff as they think fit, on such terms and conditions of service as they think fit."
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(9) In sub-paragraph (2) (provision may be made in relation to pensions etc with the Secretary of State's approval)-
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(a) at the beginning there shall be inserted "Subject to any directions under section 26(3),"; and |
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(b) the words "with the Secretary of State's approval" shall cease to have effect. |
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(10) Sub-paragraph (4) (consent of Treasury required) shall cease to have effect.
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(11) In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records) the following entry shall be inserted at the appropriate place in Part II of the Table at the end of paragraph 3-
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" National Lottery Charities Board." |
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(12) In the entry relating to the National Lottery Charities Board-
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(a) in Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), and |
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(b) in Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (other disqualifying offices), |
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for "and any chairman of a committee of that Board" there shall be substituted "and, if in receipt of remuneration, any other member of that Board".
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Supplemental provision |
| Orders and regulations. |
15. - (1) Section 60 of the 1993 Act (orders and regulations) shall be amended as follows.
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(2) In subsection (2) (affirmative procedure for orders under specified provisions) for "section 28 or 30" there shall be substituted the following paragraphs-
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"(a) section 28, 30 or 43B, or |
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(b) paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 3A,". |
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(3) After subsection (2) there shall be inserted-
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"(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to an order which contains only provision revoking an order under section 43B."
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(4) In subsection (3) (negative procedure for statutory instruments containing orders and regulations other than orders under specified provisions) for "an order under section 28, 30 or 65" there shall be substituted the following paragraphs-
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"(a) an order to which subsection (2) applies, or |
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(b) an order under section 65,". |
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(5) After subsection (3) there shall be inserted-
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"(3A) Subsection (3) does not apply to a statutory instrument which contains only provision revoking an order under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3A.
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(3B) A statutory instrument which contains only provision revoking an order under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 3A shall be laid before each House of Parliament."
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(6) After subsection (5) there shall be inserted-
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"(6) Any reference in this section to an order is a reference to an order of the Secretary of State."
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