The National Lottery Act 2006 (c 23) is an Act

Act of Parliament

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 of the Parliament

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 of the United Kingdom

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. 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.

Section 16 - Dissolution

Section 16(1) reads:
"Secretary of State"

This means one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.

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))

External links

• The National Lottery Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
• The National Lottery Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the National Lottery Act 2006.