Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 743
National Lottery
The National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) Order 2007
Made
7th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
9th March 2007
Coming into force
1st April 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29 and 60(5) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st April 2007.
Amendment of section 23 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993
2. —(1) Section 23(1) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (sums paid into the Distribution Fund and allocated for expenditure on or connected with the arts to be held for distribution by certain bodies)( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (a)( 3 ) (proportion of such sums so allocated to be held for distribution by the Arts Council of England), for “71.1 per cent” substitute “69.78 per cent”.
(3) In paragraph (e)( 4 ) (proportion of such sums so allocated to be held for distribution by the Film Council)—
(a) for “12.2 per cent” substitute “13.52 per cent”,
(b) for “Film Council” substitute “UK Film Council”.
Shaun Woodward
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
7th March 2007
Paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 23(1) were substituted by S.I. 1994/1342 .
Paragraph (a) was amended by S.I. 1999/2090 .
Paragraph (e) was inserted by S.I. 1999/2090 .