PART 1 U.K. Organising Committee

1 Financial assistance U.K.

(1) The Secretary of State may provide financial assistance to the Organising Committee—

(a) for the purpose of delivering the Games, or

(b) for any other purpose connected to, or arising from, the Games.

(2) Financial assistance under subsection (1)—

(a) may take the form of grants, loans, guarantees or indemnities, and

(b) may be given subject to conditions (which may include conditions about repayment with or without interest).

(3) In this Act—

• the “Games” are the Commonwealth Games that are to be held principally in Birmingham in 2022;

• “Games event” means—

  (a)

  an event forming part of the Games (whether or not a sporting event), or

  (b)

  any other event arranged by, or on behalf of, the Organising Committee;

• the “Organising Committee” is the organising committee formed as the private company limited by guarantee registered as “Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd”.