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National Lottery Act 1998

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited authorities 43 Cited in Amendments 96 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation1998 c. 22
(1) There shall cease to be an office of Director General of the National Lottery.(2) In consequence of subsection (1) above, in the (3) After section 3 of the 1993 Act there shall be inserted—
    (3A) The National Lottery Commission.
  • “(1) There shall be a body corporate known as the National Lottery Commission.
  • (2) Schedule 2A makes provision in relation to the Commission.
There shall be a body corporate known as the National Lottery Commission.Schedule 2A makes provision in relation to the Commission.(4) On the day on which this subsection comes into force under section 27(3) below, the functions conferred or imposed on the Director General of the National Lottery by or under the 1993 Act (including any functions so conferred or imposed by virtue of this Act) shall, by virtue of this subsection, be transferred to the National Lottery Commission.(5) Schedule 1 to this Act (which makes provision supplemental to, or consequential on, this section) shall have effect.(1) After section 10 of the 1993 Act (revocation of licences) there shall be inserted—
    (10A) Financial penalties for breach of conditions in licences.
  • “(1) If the Director General is satisfied that a person has contravened a condition in a licence under section 5 or 6, he may impose a financial penalty on that person in respect of the contravention.
  • (2) The matters to which the Director General may have regard in imposing a financial penalty include the desirability of both—
  • (a) deterring persons from contravening conditions in licences under section 5 or 6, and
  • (b) recovering any diminution in the sums paid to the Secretary of State under section 5(6) which is attributable to the contravention.
If the Director General is satisfied that a person has contravened a condition in a licence under section 5 or 6, he may impose a financial penalty on that person in respect of the contravention.deterring persons from contravening conditions in licences under section 5 or 6, andrecovering any diminution in the sums paid to the Secretary of State under section 5(6) which is attributable to the contravention.stating that the person has contravened conditions in the licence,identifying the contraventions in question,stating that the Director General proposes to impose a financial penalty,specifying the amount of the financial penalty,for the imposition of a financial penalty, andfor the amount of the financial penalty,stating the person to whom the financial penalty is to be paid and the manner in which, and place at which, payment may be made, andstating the effect of subsections (5) and (12) .make written representations about the matter to the Director General, ornotify the Director General in writing of the person’s intention to make oral representations,written representations, norwritten notification of the person’s intention to make oral representations,The Secretary of State may make regulations as to the procedure to be followed where a person’s intention to make oral representations is notified to the Director General as mentioned in subsection (4) .for the financial penalty to become payable if the person fails to comply with any requirements imposed by or under the regulations, andas to the hearing by the Director General of oral representations.any written representations against the imposition of the financial penalty are made as mentioned in subsection (4) , orany oral representations against the imposition of the financial penalty are made in accordance with regulations under subsection (6) ,decide whether or not to impose a financial penalty, andserve a further notice on the person informing the person of the decision.identify the contraventions in question,specify the amount of the financial penalty imposed,for the imposition of a financial penalty, andfor the amount of the financial penalty,state the person to whom the financial penalty is to be paid and the manner in which, and place at

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