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National Lottery etc. Act 1993

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I AUTHORISATION AND REGULATION OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

    1. Preliminary

      1. 1. The National Lottery.

      2. 2. Legality of lotteries forming part of the National Lottery.

      3. 3. The Director General of the National Lottery.

      4. 3A. The National Lottery Commission.

      5. 4. Overriding duties of the Secretary of State and Director General.

    2. The licensing system

      1. 5. Licensing of a body to run the National Lottery.

      2. 6. Licensing of bodies to promote lotteries.

      3. 7. Licences under sections 5 and 6: further provisions.

      4. 8. Variation of conditions in licences.

      5. 9. Enforcement of conditions in licences.

      6. 10. Revocation of licences.

      7. 10A.Financial penalties for breach of conditions in licences.

      8. 10B.Appeals against financial penalties.

    3. Control by the Secretary of State

      1. 11. Directions to the Director General.

      2. 12. Regulations as to the promotion of lotteries.

      3. 13. Contravention of regulations an offence.

    4. Provision of information by the Director General

      1. 14. Annual report.

      2. 15. Power of the Secretary of State to require information.

    5. Miscellaneous and supplementary

      1. 16. False representations as to the National Lottery.

      2. 17. Extension of powers of Horserace Totalisator Board.

      3. 18. Control of betting on the National Lottery.

      4. 19. Restriction of enactments relating to the rehabilitation of offenders.

      5. 20. Interpretation of Part I.

  3. Part II DISTRIBUTION OF THE NET PROCEEDS OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

    1. The distribution system

      1. 21. The National Lottery Distribution Fund.

      2. 22. Apportionment of money in Distribution Fund.

      3. 23. The distributing bodies.

      4. 24. Payments from Distribution Fund to distributing bodies.

      5. 25. Application of money by distributing bodies.

      6. 25A. Delegation by distributing bodies of their powers of distribution.

      7. 25B.Joint schemes for distribution of money by distributing bodies.

      8. 25C. Strategic plans for distributing bodies.

      9. 25D. Strategic plans for distributing bodies in or as regards Scotland

    2. Control by the Secretary of State

      1. 26. Directions to distributing bodies.

      2. 26A. Directions to distributing bodies in or as regards Scotland

      3. 27. Power to prohibit distribution in certain cases.

      4. 28. Power to amend section 22.

      5. 29. Power to amend section 23.

    3. Winding up of fund allocated under section 22(3)(e)

      1. 30. Winding up of fund allocated under section 22(3)(e).

    4. Distribution Fund: further provisions

      1. 31. Payments from Distribution Fund in respect of expenses.

      2. 32. Investment of Distribution Fund.

      3. 33. Accounts of the Secretary of State and National Debt Commissioners.

    5. Reports and accounts of distributing bodies

      1. 34. Annual reports by distributing bodies other than Millennium Commission.

      2. 35. Accounts of distributing bodies other than Charities Board and Millennium Commission.

    6. The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund

      1. 36. Amendment of the National Heritage Act 1980.

    7. The National Lottery Charities Board

      1. 37. The National Lottery Charities Board.

      2. 38. Grants to charities etc.

      3. 39. Accounts.

    8. The Millennium Commission

      1. 40. The Millennium Commission.

      2. 41. Grants in respect of projects.

      3. 42. Annual report.

      4. 43. Accounts.

    9. The New Opportunities Fund

      1. 43A. The New Opportunities Fund.

      2. 43B. Functions of the New Opportunities Fund.

      3. 43C. Provisions supplemental to section 43B.

      4. 43CC. Directions to New Opportunities Fund in or as regards Scotland

      5. 43D. Accounts.

    10. Supplementary

      1. 44. Interpretation of Part II.

  4. Part III MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LOTTERIES

    1. Preliminary

      1. 45. Interpretation of Part III.

    2. Importation and exportation restrictions

      1. 46. Importation and exportation restrictions.

    3. Private lotteries

      1. 47. Private lotteries.

    4. Societies’ lotteries and local lotteries

      1. 48. Registration of societies.

      2. 49. Registration of lottery schemes.

      3. 50. Lottery managers.

      4. 51. Frequency of lotteries.

      5. 52. Rules for lotteries.

      6. 53. Offences.

      7. 54. Powers of the Secretary of State to vary monetary limits and to prescribe or vary fees.

      8. 55. Interpretation of the 1976 Act.

  5. Part IV POOL BETTING

    1. 56. Removal of prohibition on the use of premises for the delivery of football pools coupons and stakes.

    2. 57. Reduction of age limit in relation to football pool betting.

    3. 58. Roll-over of prize money.

    4. 59. Pool promoters’ dividends.

  6. Part V SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 60. Orders and regulations.

    2. 61. Directions.

    3. 62. Expenses.

    4. 63.Northern Ireland

    5. 64. Repeals.

    6. 65. Commencement.

    7. 66. Short title.

  7. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      LEGALITY ETC. OF LOTTERIES FORMING PART OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

      1. The Gaming Act 1968 (c. 65)

        1. 1.In section 52(3) of the Gaming Act 1968 (circumstances in...

      2. The Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c. 32)

        1. 2.(1) In section 1 of the Lotteries and Amusements Act...

      3. The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11))

        1. 3.(1) In Article 2(3) of the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      1. Tenure of office

        1. 1.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...

      2. Remuneration etc.

        1. 2.(1) The Director General shall be paid such remuneration and...

      3. Staff

        1. 3.The Director General may appoint such staff as he may...

        2. 4.Anything authorised or required by or under any enactment to...

      4. Finance

        1. 5.There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—...

      5. Evidence

        1. 6.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      6. The Parliamentary Commissioner

        1. 7.In the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, in Schedule 2 (departments...

      7. The Council on Tribunals

        1. 8.(1) In section 7 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act...

      8. Parliamentary disqualification

        1. 9.(1) In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in...

    3. Schedule 2A

      The National Lottery Commission

      1. Status and capacity

        1. 1.(1) The Commission shall not be regarded as the servant...

      2. Membership

        1. 2.(1) The Commission shall consist of five members, all of...

      3. Tenure of office

        1. 3.(1) Members shall hold and vacate office in accordance with...

      4. Chairman

        1. 4.(1) The members of the Commission shall select one of...

      5. Remuneration and allowances

        1. 5.(1) The Commission may pay such remuneration, and such travelling...

      6. Staff

        1. 6.(1) There shall be a Chief Executive of the Commission,...

      7. Proceedings

        1. 7.(1) The Commission may regulate their own procedure and that...

      8. Delegation

        1. 8.(1) Anything authorised or required by or under any enactment...

      9. Duty to give reasons for decisions

        1. 9.(1) It shall be the duty of the Commission to...

      10. Finance

        1. 10.There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament...

      11. Accounts

        1. 11.(1) The Commission shall— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...

      12. Application of seal and evidence

        1. 12.The application of the seal of the Commission shall be...

        2. 13.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

        3. 14.Paragraphs 12 and 13 do not extend to Scotland.

    4. SCHEDULE 3

      REVOCATION OF LICENCES

      1. Part I DISCRETIONARY GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION

        1. 1.A condition in the licence has been contravened.

        2. 2.Any information given by the licensee to the Director General—...

        3. 3.(1) A proposal for a voluntary arrangement under Part I...

        4. 4.In the case of a licence granted under section 5—...

        5. 5.In the case of a licence granted under section 6—...

      2. Part II PROCEDURE AND APPEALS

        1. Notice of proposed revocation

          1. 6.(1) Where the Director General proposes to revoke a licence,...

        2. Suspension of licence

          1. 7.(1) The Director General may suspend a licence as from...

        3. Decision by the Director General

          1. 8.(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations as to...

          2. 9.(1) If any written representations against the revocation of a...

        4. Appeals to the Secretary of State

          1. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        5. Appeals

          1. 11.(1) Where the Director General decides under paragraph 9 to...

    5. Schedule 3A

      Joint schemes: supplementary provisions

      1. Interpretation

        1. 1.In this Schedule “ year ” means any period of...

      2. Authorisation or approval by Secretary of State

        1. 2.(1) Where the maximum amount of money which could be...

      3. Contents of authorisations and approvals

        1. 3.An order under paragraph 2(1) or an approval under paragraph...

      4. Effect of increasing annual limit on schemes authorised by order

        1. 4.Where— (a) a joint scheme is authorised by an order...

      5. Powers

        1. 5.(1) The powers conferred by section 25A may, in particular,...

      6. Modification

        1. 6.(1) A joint scheme may be modified by the bodies...

      7. Termination

        1. 7.(1) If, in the case of a joint scheme authorised...

      8. Orders under s.29(1): participant ceasing to be distributing body

        1. 8.(1) This paragraph applies in any case where an order...

      9. Authorisation to continue payments despite occurrence of certain events

        1. 9.(1) This paragraph applies in any case where—

    6. SCHEDULE 4

      AMENDMENT OF THE NATIONAL HERITAGE ACT 1980 (C.17)

      1. 1.In section 1(2) (constitution of the Trustees of the National...

      2. 2.In section 2 (payments into the National Heritage Memorial Fund)...

      3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 5.In section 6(2) (investment of sums paid into the National...

      6. 6.In section 17 (expenses and receipts) after “and” there shall...

      7. 7.In paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 (expenses of Trustees to...

    7. SCHEDULE 5

      THE NATIONAL LOTTERY CHARITIES BOARD

      1. Membership

        1. 1.(1) The Charities Board shall consist of a chairman and...

      2. Committees

        1. 2.(1) The Charities Board shall establish four committees for the...

      3. Tenure of office

        1. 3.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...

      4. Remuneration and allowances

        1. 4.(1) The Charities Board may pay— (a) such remuneration to...

      5. Staff

        1. 5.(1) Subject to any directions under section 26(3), the Charities...

      6. Proceedings

        1. 6.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Charities...

      7. Application of seal and evidence

        1. 7.The application of the seal of the Charities Board shall...

        2. 8.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      8. Finance

        1. 9.Until such time as the Secretary of State considers that...

      9. Status of the Board

        1. 10.The Charities Board shall not be regarded as the servant...

      10. Parliamentary disqualification

        1. 11.(1) In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975, in...

      11. Exemption from register of charities

        1. 12.In Schedule 2 to the Charities Act 1993 (which lists...

    8. SCHEDULE 6

      THE MILLENNIUM COMMISSION

      1. Membership

        1. 1.(1) The Millennium Commission shall consist of eight members appointed...

        2. 2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), after 31st December 2000 the...

      2. Tenure of office

        1. 3.Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, a person shall hold...

        2. 4.(1) A chairman or member may at any time resign...

        3. 5.The member referred to in paragraph 1(1)(b) shall cease to...

      3. Allowances

        1. 6.The Millennium Commission may pay such travelling and other allowances...

      4. Staff

        1. 7.(1) The Millennium Commission may appoint such staff as they...

      5. Proceedings

        1. 8.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the Millennium...

      6. Application of seal and evidence

        1. 9.The application of the seal of the Millennium Commission shall...

        2. 10.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      7. Finance

        1. 11.Until such time as the Secretary of State considers that...

      8. Status of the Millennium Commission

        1. 12.The Millennium Commission shall not be regarded as the servant...

        2. 13.In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition...

    9. Schedule 6A

      The New Opportunities Fund

      1. Membership

        1. 1.(1) The New Opportunities Fund shall consist of a chairman...

      2. Committees

        1. 2.Subsection (7) of section 25A shall apply in relation to...

      3. Tenure of office

        1. 3.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, a...

      4. Remuneration and allowances

        1. 4.(1) The New Opportunities Fund may pay—

      5. Staff

        1. 5.(1) Subject to any directions under section 26(3), the New...

      6. Proceedings

        1. 6.(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the New...

      7. Application of seal and evidence

        1. 7.The application of the seal of the New Opportunities Fund...

        2. 8.A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...

      8. Status of New Opportunities Fund

        1. 9.The New Opportunities Fund shall not be regarded as the...

        2. 10.In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition...

      9. Application to Scotland

        1. 11.Paragraphs 7 and 8 do not extend to Scotland.

    10. SCHEDULE 7

      REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES

      1. Part I AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 1 TO THE 1976 ACT

        1. 1.For the heading “Registration of Societies” there shall be substituted...

        2. 2.In paragraph 1— (a) sub-paragraph (1) (which requires every application...

        3. 3.In paragraph 2 (purposes for which the society is established...

        4. 4.After paragraph 3 there shall be inserted— (1) The registration authority shall refuse or revoke the registration...

        5. 5.(1) In paragraph 4 (grounds on which the registration authority...

        6. 6.In paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 (appeals against refusal or...

        7. 7.In paragraph 11 (returns to be made in respect of...

        8. 8.In paragraph 12 (return not required in respect of a...

        9. 9.After paragraph 14 there shall be added— (1) Where it appears to the registration authority that section...

      2. Part II SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN THE 1976 ACT AFTER SCHEDULE 1

        1. Schedule 1A REGISTRATION OF SOCIETIES BY THE GAMING BOARD Part...

    11. SCHEDULE 8

      REGISTRATION OF SCHEMES: AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 2 TO THE 1976 ACT

      1. 1.Paragraph 2 (submission of schemes by societies) shall be omitted....

      2. 2.(1) In paragraph 3(1) (duty of Gaming Board to register...

      3. 3.For paragraph 4(1) and (2) there shall be substituted—

      4. 4.After paragraph 4 there shall be inserted— Where the Board revoke the registration of a scheme, they...

      5. 5.For paragraph 5(1) there shall be substituted—

      6. 6.After paragraph 5 there shall be inserted— (1) A local authority shall notify the Board in writing...

      7. 7.For paragraph 6 there shall be substituted— (1) A local authority shall, before the end of the...

      8. 8.For paragraph 7(1) there shall be substituted—

      9. 9.In paragraph 8 (offence to give false information to the...

      10. 10.After paragraph 8 there shall be added— A person who knowingly or recklessly includes in a report...

    12. SCHEDULE 9

      SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN THE 1976 ACT AFTER SCHEDULE 2

    13. SCHEDULE 10

      REPEALS

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