National Lottery Bill

House of Commons

Session 2004 - 05
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National Lottery Bill

National Lottery Bill

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Culture, Media and

Sport, are published separately as Bill 7—EN.

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 National Lottery Bill are compatible with the

Convention rights.

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Contents

National Lottery Commission

1

Constitution

2

Disclosure of information

Licensing System

3

Length of licence

4

Fees

5

Licensing structure

Distribution of Lottery Funds

6

National Lottery Distribution Fund: apportionment

7

Reallocation of funds

8

Investment income

9

Distributing bodies: consultation

10

Distributing bodies: publicity

11

Isle of Man

The Big Lottery Fund

12

Establishment

13

Functions

Dissolution of old distributors

14

Dissolution

15

Transfer of property, &c.

16

Outstanding balances

17

Consequential amendments

National Lottery etc. Act 1993: interpretation

18

Meaning of “charitable expenditure”

General

19

Repeals

20

Commencement

21

Extent

22

Short title

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Schedule 1   —

National Lottery Licensing

Schedule 2   —

New Schedule 4A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993

Part 1   —

Constitution

Part 2   —

Proceedings

Part 3   —

Money

Schedule 3   —

Repeals