National Lottery Act 2006^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about the National Lottery.
Citation	2006 c 23
Dates
Royal assent	11 July 2006
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The National Lottery Act 2006 (c 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It implemented those decisions contained in the National Lottery Licensing and Regulation and National Lottery Funding Decision Documents published on 3 July 2003, and in the Review Decision Document published on 26 November 2004, which required legislation.^[2]

Section 16 - Dissolution

Section 16(1) reads:

The Secretary of State may by order provide that one or more of the following shall cease to exist-

(a) the National Lottery Charities Board,

(b) the Millennium Commission, and

(c) the New Opportunities Fund.^[3]

"Secretary of State"

This means one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.^[4]

Order made under this section

• The National Lottery Distributors Dissolution Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2915)

Section 22 - Commencement

The following orders have been made under this section:

• The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2177 (C.73))
• The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2630 (C.89))
• The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3201 (C.113))
• The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/539 (C.22))
• The National Lottery Act 2006 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2 (C.1))