Commentary on Sections Part 3: National Lottery: Olympic Lotteries Section 31: Distribution Policy
91.Section 31 enables the Secretary of State to require the OLD to produce a policy for the distribution of funds, or to review and revise an existing policy. A distribution policy, as described in this section, is a strategic plan for the distribution of Lottery funds which is analogous to that which may be prepared under Section 25C of the 1993 Act. The policy will provide a framework against which the OLD will operate and against which individual grant decisions will be made.
92.Subsection (3) allows the Secretary of State, when requesting a distribution policy, to ask the OLD to provide additional information to supplement or amplify that set out in subsection (2).
93.Subsection (4) requires the OLD, prior to submission of a policy or revised policy, to submit a draft thereof to the Secretary of State and to consult the National Lottery Commission, the Mayor of London, the NOC and the British Paralympic Association.
94.Subsections (5) and (6) require the OLD to send copies of the final policy or revised policy to the Secretary of State, the Mayor of London, the NOC and the British Paralympic Association, and requires the Secretary of State once she has received a copy to lay it before Parliament.