National Lottery Act 2013
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Direction to Regulator regarding next licence | ||
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25. (1) Not later than 2 years before a licence is due to expire or at any time in the case of a revocation of a licence under section 36 or in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (3), the Minister may issue a direction to the Regulator in relation to the next licence to be granted by the Regulator following the expiry of the existing licence setting out— | ||
(a) the duration of the next licence and its terms and conditions (including matters necessary or expedient in the public interest), | ||
(b) the financial arrangements regarding the award of the next licence, and | ||
(c) the terms of the competition for the grant of the licence. | ||
(2) A licence issued by the Regulator following any such direction shall be in accordance with the direction. | ||
(3) In this section, a reference to a licence includes, where the Minister, acting as the Regulator under section 8, has not granted a licence under section 26 before the appointment of a person as the Regulator under section 7, a reference to the licence granted under section 3 of the National Lottery Act 1986 . |