(1)After section 7 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (licences: supplemental) insert—
(1)The holder of a licence under section 5 or 6—
(a)shall pay a first annual fee to the Commission within such period after the issue of the licence as may be prescribed, and
(b)shall pay an annual fee to the Commission before each anniversary of the issue of the licence.
(2)In this section—
“annual fee” means a fee of such amount as may be prescribed, and
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(3)Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in relation to an anniversary of the issue of a licence on or immediately before which the licence ceases, by virtue of its terms, to have effect.
(4)The Commission shall pay fees received by virtue of this section into the Consolidated Fund.”
(2)Section 7(5) and (6) of that Act (fee on grant of licence) shall cease to have effect.
(3)In section 10 of that Act (revocation of licence)—
(a)after subsection (3) insert—
“(3A)The Commission shall revoke a licence granted under section 5 or 6 if the licensee fails to pay the annual fee in accordance with section 7A; but the Commission may disapply this subsection if it thinks that a failure to pay is attributable to administrative error.”, and
(b)at the end of subsection (4) add “ or under subsection (3A). ”
Commencement Information
I1S. 5 in force at 6.1.2010 by S.I. 2010/2, art. 2