Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (repealed)

[F1 F2 11 (1) A certificate holder to whom paragraph 10 above does not apply shall, in respect of each year in which he holds a certificate, send to the Board a profit and loss account of his business of managing lotteries under the certificate together with a report on the account prepared by a qualifying auditor. E+W+S

(2) The account shall be sent to the Board within ten months of the end of the year to which it relates.

(3) An account under this paragraph shall comply with any directions given by the Board as to the information to be contained in such an account, the manner in which such information is to be presented or the methods and principles according to which such an account is to be prepared.

(4) Any directions under sub-paragraph (3) above shall be given in writing and may be varied or revoked by subsequent directions.

(5) In sub-paragraph (1) above “qualifying auditor” means a person who—

(a) is eligible for appointment as a company auditor under section 25 of the M1 Companies Act 1989, and

(b) is not disqualified by sub-paragraph (6) below.

(6) The following persons are disqualified—

(a) the certificate holder;

(b) where the certificate holder is an unincorporated body of persons, any of those persons;

(c) a partner, officer or employee of the certificate holder or a person disqualified by paragraph (b) above;

(d) a partner or employee of a person disqualified by paragraph (c) above;

(e) a partnership of which any person disqualified by paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above is a member.

(7) The auditor’s report on an account under this paragraph shall state whether in the auditor’s opinion the account has been properly prepared in accordance with any directions given under sub-paragraph (3) above.

(8) The auditor shall, in preparing his report, carry out such investigations as will enable him to form an opinion as to—

(a) whether proper accounting records have been kept by the certificate holder, and

(b) whether the certificate holder’s account is in agreement with the accounting records.

(9) If the auditor fails to obtain all the information and explanations that, to the best of his knowledge and belief, are necessary for the purposes of his audit, his report shall state that fact.

(10) In this paragraph “year” means a period of twelve months beginning with 1st January.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (3.10.1994) by National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39), s. 50(2), Sch. 9; S.I. 1994/1055, art. 3

F2 Sch. 2A inserted (3.10.1994) by 1993 c. 39, s. 50(2), Sch.9; S.I. 1994/1055, art. 3

Marginal Citations

M1 1989 C. 40.