Part I AUTHORISATION AND REGULATION OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
The licensing system
8 Variation of conditions in licences.
1
The Director General may vary any condition in a licence granted under section 5 or 6 if the licensee consents.
2
Subject to subsection (3), the Director General may vary any condition in such a licence without the licensee’s consent if the licensee has been given a reasonable opportunity of making representations to the Director General about the variation.
3
Subsection (2) does not apply—
a
where the variation would result in a condition requiring the licensee to transfer any property or rights, or
b
in the case of a licence granted under section 5, in relation to a condition that the licence provides may only be varied with the consent of the licensee.
4
Where the Director General varies a condition in a licence under subsection (2)—
a
he shall serve a notice on the licensee informing the licensee of the variation, and
b
the variation shall take effect at the end of such period as may be specified in the notice.
5
The period specified in the notice shall be a period of at least twenty-one days beginning with the date of the notice.
6
The Director General’s power to vary a condition in a licence under subsection (1) or (2) includes power to add a condition to the licence or omit a condition from it (and references in this section to the variation of a condition are to be read accordingly).