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(1) This Order may be cited as the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (Amendment of Section 23) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 7th April 2000.
(2) This Order extends to Scotland only.
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(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) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (b) (proportion of such sums so allocated to be held for distribution by the Scottish Arts Council), for “8.9 per cent.” there shall be substituted “7.74 per cent.”.
(3) In paragraph (d), the word “and” shall be omitted, and at the end of paragraph (e) there shall be inserted–“, and
(f) as to 1.16 per cent, for distribution by Scottish Screen.”.
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On 1st April 2000 the sum of £2,358,000 that, apart from this Order, would be held in the Distribution Fund for distribution by the Scottish Arts Council shall be so held for distribution by Scottish Screen.
Sam Galbraith
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th March 2000I agree.
Chris Smith
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
14th March 2000