Statutory Instrument 2004 No. 691

The Awards for All (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2004

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 691

NATIONAL LOTTERY

The Awards for All (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2004

	Made	10th March 2004
	Laid before Parliament	10th March 2004
	Coming into force	1st April 2004

Whereas the Secretary of State has by order authorised the Awards for All (England) joint scheme ("the Scheme"), having received an application for the purpose by the participants in the Scheme, namely the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Lottery Charities Board, the New Opportunities Fund, the English Sports Council and the Arts Council of England;

    And whereas the participants in the Scheme have modified it and have applied to the Secretary of State for her to make an order authorising the Scheme so modified;

    Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by paragraphs 2(1), 3 and 6(1) of Schedule 3A to the National Lottery etc. Act 1993[1], hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation
    1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Awards for All (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

    (2) In this Order - 

"the 1993 Act" means the National Lottery etc. Act 1993;

"the Awards for All (England) joint scheme" means the joint scheme entered into on 6th March 2002, and modified on 3rd March 2003, between the National Heritage Memorial Fund (which is also known as "the Heritage Lottery Fund"), the National Lottery Charities Board (which is also known as "the Community Fund"), the New Opportunities Fund, the English Sports Council (which is also known as "Sport England") and the Arts Council of England[2]; and

any reference to a joint scheme is to a joint scheme falling within section 25B of the 1993 Act[3].

Authorisation of joint scheme
    2. - (1) The Secretary of State hereby authorises the Awards for All (England) joint scheme as modified by the agreement entered into on 1st March 2004 between the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Community Fund, the New Opportunities Fund, Sport England and the Arts Council of England (referred to below as "the modified joint scheme").

    (2) The Schedule to this Order (which, pursuant to paragraph 3 of Schedule 3A to the 1993 Act, contains a brief description of the nature, purposes and other particulars of the modified joint scheme) shall have effect.

Revocation
    3.The Awards for All (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2003[4] is hereby revoked.


Estelle Morris
Minister of State Department for Culture, Media and Sport

10th March 2004

SCHEDULEArticle 2(2)

    1.The bodies participating in the modified joint scheme are the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Community Fund, the New Opportunities Fund, Sport England and the Arts Council of England.

    2. - (1) The modified joint scheme provides for the making of grants of not more than £5,000 to local community groups to support activities - 

(a) connected with the arts, sport or the national heritage;

(b) connected or concerned with health, education or the environment; or

(c) to be funded by charitable expenditure (within the meaning of section 44(1) of the 1993 Act).

    (2) The purposes of the modified joint scheme are - 

(a) to encourage more people to become involved in local groups and projects by supporting activities which are open and accessible to everyone who wishes to take part;

(b) to encourage the development of skills and creativity by supporting activities which are likely to develop the skills and creativity of those taking part; and

(c) to improve people's quality of life by supporting projects which improve people's opportunities, welfare or environment, especially those of persons who are the most disadvantaged in society.

    3.The modified joint scheme applies to England only.

    4.The maximum amount of money that may be distributed under section 25(1) of the 1993 Act in a year under the modified joint scheme is £75 million.

    5.The money to be distributed under section 25(1) of the 1993 Act under the modified joint scheme is attributable to each of the participating bodies in the following proportions, that is to say - 

(a) as to the Heritage Lottery Fund, 8 per cent;

(b) as to the Community Fund, 29 per cent;

(c) as to the New Opportunities Fund, 30 per cent;

(d) as to Sport England, 16 per cent; and

(e) as to the Arts Council of England, 17 per cent.

    6.The modified joint scheme will have effect for a period of one year ending on 31st March 2005.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order authorises a modification to the Awards for All (England) joint scheme to extend the duration of the scheme to 31st March 2005 and to vary the proportions in which the money to be distributed under the scheme is attributable to the participating bodies. The scheme is contained in the agreement entered into on 6th March 2002 and modified by the agreement entered into on 3rd March 2003. That modification was authorised by the Awards for All (England) Joint Scheme (Authorisation) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/664). Further information about the scheme is available from Awards for All: England, 1st Floor, Reynard House, 37 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 7GA or from the Awards for All website (www.awardsforall.org.uk).

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Notes:

[1]1993 c. 39; Schedule 3A was inserted by section 12(3) of, and Schedule 3 to, the National Lottery Act 1998 (c. 22). Paragraph 2 of Schedule 3A was amended (by the addition of sub-paragraph (6)) by paragraph 15(12) of the Schedule to the Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1756).back

[2]The scheme contained in the agreement entered into on 6th March 2002 between the participating bodies was authorised by S.I. 2002/638. The scheme was modified by the agreement entered into on 3rd March 2003 between those bodies and the modification was authorised by S.I. 2003/664.back

[3]Section 25B of the 1993 Act was inserted by section 12(1) of the National Lottery Act 1998.back

[4]S.I. 2003/664.back

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