The Companies (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2002

Addition of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Table in section 87(4) of the 1989 Act; and restriction on disclosure under section 87(1)(b)

3.—(1) The Table in section 87(4) of the 1989 Act is amended as follows.

(2) After the entry relating to the National Lottery Commission(1) insert the following—

“The Comptroller and Auditor General.

Functions under Part 2 of the National Audit Act 1983.”

(3) At the end of the Table add the following—

• “Note: Article 3(4) of the Companies (Disclosure of Information) (Designated Authorities) (No. 2) Order 2002 restricts the circumstances in which disclosure for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Comptroller and Auditor General to discharge his relevant functions is permitted.”.

(4) Disclosure under section 87(1)(b) of the 1989 Act is permitted by virtue of the amendment made by paragraph (2) only where the disclosure is made by the National Lottery Commission to the National Audit Office for the purpose of enabling or assisting the Comptroller and Auditor General to carry out an examination into the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the National Lottery Commission has used its resources in discharging its functions under sections 5 to 10 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

(1)

An entry relating to the Director General of the National Lottery was added to the Table in section 87(4) of the Companies Act 1989 by S.I. 1994/340. By virtue of the National Lottery Act 1998, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 4, section 87(4) has effect as if the reference to the Director General were a reference to the National Lottery Commission.