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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. 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.

    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.

    2. Control by the Secretary of State

      1. 26.Directions to distributing bodies.

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

      3. 28.Power to amend section 22.

      4. 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. 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.

    1. Schedule 1

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

    2. Schedule 2

      The Director General of the National Lottery.

    3. Schedule 3

      Revocation of licences.

      1. Part I Discretionary grounds for revocation.

      2. Part II Procedure and appeals.

    4. Schedule 4

      Amendment of the National Heritage Act 1980.

    5. Schedule 5

      The National Lottery Charities Board.

    6. Schedule 6

      The Millennium Commission.

    7. Schedule 7

      Registration of societies.

      1. Part I Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 1976 Act.

      2. Part II Schedule to be inserted in the 1976 Act after Schedule 1.

    8. Schedule 8

      Registration of schemes: amendment of Schedule 2 to the 1976 Act.

    9. Schedule 9

      Schedule to be inserted in the 1976 Act after Schedule 2.

    10. Schedule 10

      Repeals.

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