National Lottery Act 2006 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. Summary

3. Background

4. Territorial Application

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1:  Nature of the National Lottery

   2. Section 2: Disclosure of information

   3. Section 3: Licensees

   4. Section 4: Length of licence

   5. Section 5: Fees

   6. Section 6 and Schedule 1: Licensing structure

   7. Section 7: National Lottery Distribution Fund: apportionment

   8. Section 8: Reallocation of funds

   9. Section 9: Investment income

   10. Section 10: Distributing bodies: consultation

   11. Section 11: Distributing bodies: publicity

   12. Section 12: Distributing bodies: annual reports

   13. Section 13: Isle of Man and Channel Islands

   14. Section 14: The Big Lottery Fund: establishment

   15. Section 15: The Big Lottery Fund: functions

   16. Sections 16 to 19: Dissolution of old distributors

   17. Section 20: Meaning of “charitable expenditure”

   18. Schedule 2 -  The Big Lottery Fund

6. Commencement

7. Details of the Bill’s Passage through Parliament