National Lottery Bill

House of Commons

Session 2005 - 06
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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 6—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

Licensees

4

Length of licence

5

Fees

6

Licensing structure

Distribution of Lottery Funds

7

National Lottery Distribution Fund: apportionment

8

Reallocation of funds

9

Investment income

10

Distributing bodies: consultation

11

Distributing bodies: publicity

12

Isle of Man

The Big Lottery Fund

13

Establishment

14

Functions

Dissolution of old distributors

15

Dissolution

16

Transfer of property, &c.

17

Outstanding balances

18

Consequential amendments

National Lottery etc. Act 1993: interpretation

19

Meaning of “charitable expenditure”

General

20

Repeals

21

Commencement

22

Extent

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Short title

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