SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3Further provision about the functions of the Big Lottery Fund
Part 1Strategic plans
4Strategic plans for Northern Ireland
1
If instructed to do so by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland (“the Department”), the Big Lottery Fund shall—
a
prepare and adopt a strategic plan for Northern Ireland,
b
review and modify any such plan that it has adopted, or
c
replace any such plan that it has adopted by preparing and adopting another.
2
In this paragraph “strategic plan for Northern Ireland” means a statement containing the Fund’s policies for the distribution of dormant account money for meeting Northern Ireland expenditure.
3
A strategic plan for Northern Ireland must include—
a
a statement of any directions under section 22 given to the Fund by the Department;
b
a statement of the Fund’s assessment of the needs in Northern Ireland that the Fund has power to deal with, in whole or in part, by distributing dormant account money;
c
a statement of the Fund’s priorities in dealing with those needs by the distribution of dormant account money.
4
A strategic plan for Northern Ireland must be such as to demonstrate how the Fund is complying with any directions to which sub-paragraph (3)(a) applies.
5
Before adopting a strategic plan for Northern Ireland, the Fund shall—
a
consult such other bodies as it thinks fit for the purpose of identifying the needs mentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(b) and formulating the policies to be adopted for dealing with those needs;
b
prepare a draft of the proposed plan;
c
send a copy of the draft to the Department;
d
after consultation with the Department, make such modifications to the draft as it considers necessary or expedient.
6
Where the Fund adopts a strategic plan for Northern Ireland—
a
the Fund shall send copies of the document containing the plan to the Department;
b
the Department shall lay a copy of the document before the Northern Ireland Assembly.