(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.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 4B, 4C inserted (1.10.2006) by National Lottery Act 2006 (c. 23), ss. 2, 22(1); S.I. 2006/2630, art. 2(a)
F2Word in s. 4B(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(a) (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)
F3Words in s. 4B(1) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(b) (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)
F4Word in s. 4B(2) substituted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(a) (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)
F5Words in s. 4B(2) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(c) (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)
F6Words in s. 4B(4)(f) substituted (1.4.2012) by Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011 (c. 4), s. 29, Sch. 5 para. 17; S.I. 2011/2576, art. 5
F7S. 4B(6) inserted (1.10.2013) by The Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2329), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 4(d) (with art. 8, Sch. para. 43)