National Lottery etc. Act 1993

The Millennium Commission

40 The Millennium Commission

(1) There shall be a body corporate known as the Millennium Commission.

(2) Schedule 6 makes provision in relation to the Millennium Commission.

41 Grants in respect of projects

(1) The Millennium Commission may make out of any money they receive grants to fund or assist in the funding of such projects as the Millennium Commission consider appropriate to mark the year 2000 and the beginning of the third millennium.

(2) In making a grant under this section, the Millennium Commission may impose such conditions as they think fit, including conditions requiring the amount of a grant to be repaid forthwith on breach of any condition.

(3) The Millennium Commission may do anything that they consider desirable for enabling them to determine the projects in respect of which grants under this section are to be made.

42 Annual report

(1) As soon as possible after the end of every financial year, the Millennium Commission shall lay before Parliament a report on the exercise of their functions during that year.

(2) The report shall set out any directions given to the Millennium Commission under section 26 that had effect during the financial year to which the report relates.

43 Accounts

(1) The Millennium Commission shall—

(a) keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts, and

(b) prepare a statement of accounts in respect of each financial year.

(2) The statement shall comply with any directions that may be given by the Secretary of State as to the information to be contained in such a statement, the manner in which such information is to be presented or the methods and principles according to which such a statement is to be prepared.

(3) Copies of the statement shall be sent to the Comptroller and Auditor General within such period after the end of the financial year to which the statement relates as the Secretary of State may direct.

(4) The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on the statement and shall lay copies of the statement and of his report before Parliament.

(5) The Secretary of State shall not give a direction under this section without the Treasury’s approval.