The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the following provisions of the National Lottery Act 2006 all of which amend the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”). Section 1 amends Schedule 2A dealing with the constitution of the National Lottery Commission; section 2 inserts sections 4B and 4C to allow HM Revenue and Customs and the National Lottery Commission to exchange information; sections 3 and 4 make amendments to the licensing provisions in the 1993 Act including provision limiting the length of a licence; section 8 inserts section 29A to allow the Secretary of State to reallocate money held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund; section 10 inserts section 25(2C) to allow Lottery distributing bodies to consult; section 11 inserts section 25E to allow Lottery distributing bodies to promote the National Lottery; and section 12 inserts section 34(2A) requiring Lottery distributing bodies to include in their annual reports a statement on their policy and practice in relation to the principle that proceeds of the National Lottery should be used to fund projects for which funds would be unlikely to be made available by Government.

Article 3 makes transitional provision about the appointment of the chairman of the National Lottery Commission. It provides that the current chairman is to stay in office as if she had been appointed by the Secretary of State, for her existing terms of appointment to continue except that her term of office will expire immediately before the term of office of a new chairman to be appointed by Secretary of State takes effect on or after 16th October 2006. Article 4 makes transitional provision about the requirement for the annual reports of Lottery distributors to include certain information. The requirement in section 34(2A) of the 1993 Act will only apply to annual reports prepared for the financial years starting on or after 1st April 2007.