2011 No. 685

National Lottery

The National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) Order 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 291 and 60 of the National Lottery etc. Act 19932.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) Order 2011 and shall come into force on 1st April 2011.

Amendment of section 23(1)(e) of the National Lottery etc. Act 19932

Section 23(1)(e)3 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (distributing bodies for sums allocated for expenditure on or connected with the arts) is amended by substituting “The British Film Institute” for “the UK Film Council”.

Transfer of sums held in the National Lottery Distribution Fund3

Sums that apart from this Order would be held in the Distribution Fund for distribution by the UK Film Council shall be held in the Distribution Fund for distribution by The British Film Institute.

John PenroseParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 23 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (“the 1993 Act”) specifies the bodies that are to distribute sums paid into the National Lottery Distribution Fund. Subsection (1) of section 23 of the 1993 Act deals with sums paid into that Fund that are allocated for expenditure on or connected with the arts. Article 2 of this Order amends subsection 23(1)(e) of the 1993 Act by substituting The British Film Institute for the UK Film Council. The British Film Institute is an incorporated body established by Royal Charter.

Article 3 of this Order transfers the balances of the UK Film Council in the National Lottery Distribution Fund to The British Film Institute.