National Lottery Act 1998

Final report and accounts of the Director General

6 (1) As respects any time on or after the appointed day, the duties imposed on the Director General in relation to—

(a) accounts, and

(b) the making of a report under section 14 of the 1993 Act,

in respect of his last financial year, or any preceding financial year for which those duties have not been discharged, shall be discharged by the Commission.

(2) Any reference in this paragraph to the Director General’s last financial year is a reference to the financial year beginning with the 1st April last preceding the appointed day.

(3) The duties imposed on the Commission by sub-paragraph (1) above shall be discharged by them as if the Director General’s last financial year ended with the day preceding the appointed day (if it would not in fact do so).

(4) The property transferred to the Commission by virtue of paragraph 2 above shall include the records of the Director General.

(5) For the purposes of this paragraph, the amendments of section 14 of the 1993 Act made by paragraph 13 below shall be disregarded.

(6) In this paragraph “financial year” means the twelve months beginning with 1st April in any year and ending with the 31st March next following.