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Session 2003 - 04 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill

Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Culture, Media and
Sport, are published separately as EN—8.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Tessa Jowell has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill are
compatible with the Convention rights.
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Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill
Contents
Part 1
Sale of the Tote
Dissolution, and transfer of assets
1    Dissolution of the Tote
2    Successor company: transfer
3    Sections 1 and 2: supplemental
4    Tax
Operation of successor company
5    Pre-sale issue of shares, &c. to government
6    Accounts
7    Shadow directors
Post-transfer control of horserace pool betting
8    Exclusive licence
9    Section 8: supplemental
10    Control when no exclusive licence
General
11    Preparatory work by the Tote
12    Interpretation
13    Consequential amendments
14    Extent
Part 2
Abolition of the Horserace Betting Levy System
15    Abolition of levy
16    Property of the Levy Board
17    Consequential amendments
18    Tax
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19    Interpretation: “enactment”
20    Extent
Part 3
National Lottery: Olympic Lotteries
Olympic Lotteries
21    Licensing of Olympic Lotteries
22    Timing
Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund
23    The Fund
24    Payments into Fund from lottery proceeds
25    Payments into Fund from National Lottery Distribution Fund
26    Payments out of Fund
27    Investment
28    Winding up
Olympic Lottery Distributor
29    The Olympic Lottery Distributor
30    Distribution
31    Distribution policy
32    Dissolution
Miscellaneous
33    Interpretation
34    Consequential amendments, &c.
35    Changes in Olympic procedure
36    Regulations and orders
37    Extent
Part 4
General
38    Repeals
39    Money
40    Commencement
41    Extent
42    Short title
Schedule 1   —    New Schedule 1A to the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act
1963
Part 1   —    Introduction
Part 2   —    Conditions
Part 3   —    Supervision
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Schedule 2   —    Sale of the Tote: Consequential Amendments
Schedule 3   —    Horserace Betting Levy Board: Transfer of Property
Schedule 4   —    Abolition of the Horserace Betting Levy System:
Consequential Amendments
Schedule 5   —    The Olympic Lottery Distributor
Part 1   —    Constitution
Part 2   —    Proceedings
Part 3   —    Money
Schedule 6   —    Repeals

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