The National Lottery (Annual Licence Fees) Regulations 2010

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the National Lottery (Annual Licence Fees) Regulations 2010 and shall come into force on 28th January 2010.

2.  In these Regulations —

“the 1993 Act” means the National Lottery etc. Act 1993,

“the Commission” means the National Lottery Commission.

Annual fee for licence under section 5 (Licensing of a person to run the National Lottery)

3.  The holder of a licence under section 5 of the 1993 Act shall pay —

(a) a first annual fee of £35,000 to the Commission within 12 months after the issue of the licence,

(b) an annual fee of £3,900 to the Commission before the first anniversary and before each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence.

Annual fees for licences under section 6 (Licensing of persons to promote lotteries as part of the National Lottery)

4.  Subject to regulations 5 and 6, the holder of a licence under section 6 of the 1993 Act to promote lotteries shall pay —

(a) a first annual fee of £2,500 to the Commission within 12 months after the issue of the licence, and

(b) an annual fee of £2,500 to the Commission before the first anniversary and before each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence.

5.  Subject to regulation 6, the holder of a licence under section 6 of the 1993 Act authorising the promotion of an unrestricted number of lotteries which fall within a particular description specified in the licence, shall pay —

(a) a first annual fee of £8,000 to the Commission within 12 months after the issue of the licence, and

(b) an annual fee of £8,000 to the Commission before the first anniversary and before each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence.

6.  The holder of a licence under section 6 of the 1993 Act authorising the promotion of a lottery pursuant to an agreement, entered into between the licencee and the promoters of other lotteries in other countries of the European Union, under which lotteries falling within the agreement share a common game structure and prizes, shall pay —

(a) a first annual fee of £16,000 to the Commission within 12 months after the issue of the licence, and

(b) an annual fee of £16,000 to the Commission before the first anniversary and before each subsequent anniversary of the issue of the licence.

Siôn Simon

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

6th January 2010