National Lottery Act 2006

7 National Lottery Distribution Fund: apportionment

(1) Section 22 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (apportionment of money in Distribution Fund) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (c) add “and”, and

(b) for paragraphs (d) and (f) substitute—

“(d) 50 per cent. shall be allocated for prescribed expenditure that is—

(i) charitable, or

(ii) connected with health, or

(iii) connected with education, or

(iv) connected with the environment.”

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In subsection (3)(d) “prescribed expenditure” means expenditure of a description prescribed by order of the Secretary of State.

(3B) A description of expenditure under subsection (3A) may, in particular, refer to expenditure in relation to—

(a) England,

(b) Wales,

(c) Scotland,

(d) Northern Ireland,

(e) any of the Channel Islands, or

(f) the Isle of Man;

and expenditure described by virtue of this subsection is referred to in this Act as “devolved expenditure”.

(3C) Before making an order under subsection (3A) the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) the Big Lottery Fund,

(b) the National Assembly for Wales,

(c) the Scottish Ministers,

(d) the Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and

(e) such other persons (if any) as he thinks appropriate.”