Part I AUTHORISATION AND REGULATION OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

Preliminary

F14BDisclosure of information

(1)

The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may disclose information to the F2Gambling Commission F3for use in the exercise of its national lottery functions.

(2)

The F4Gambling Commission may disclose information F5received by it in the exercise of its national lottery functions to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.

(3)

Information disclosed under this section shall not be further disclosed except in accordance with subsection (4).

(4)

Information may be further disclosed—

(a)

for the purpose of complying with an enactment,

(b)

in pursuance of an order of a court,

(c)

for the purpose of legal proceedings connected with the operation of an enactment relating to lotteries,

(d)

with the consent of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs,

(e)

with the consent of each person to whom the information relates, or

(f)

to F6the Comptroller and Auditor General for the purposes of the exercise of functions under Part II of the National Audit Act 1983 (c. 44).

(5)

This section has effect despite any prohibition or restriction that would otherwise prevent disclosure of information.

F7(6)

In this section “national lottery functions” means functions conferred or imposed under or by virtue of—

(a)

a provision of this Act other than section 10C, and

(b)

Part 3 of the Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004.