6.—(1) The Gambling Commission must make a report to the Secretary of State and the Scottish Ministers on the exercise by the National Lottery Commission of its functions during the financial year beginning on 1st April 2013 and ending immediately before the merger date.
(2) The Gambling Commission must make the report described in paragraph (1) on the same day that it makes a report under section 14(1) of the 1993 Act (annual report)(1) on its exercise of the relevant functions during the financial year ending on 31st March 2014.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report made under paragraph (1) before Parliament.
(4) The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of the report made under paragraph (1) before the Scottish Parliament.
As well as establishing the National Lottery Commission, the National Lottery Act 1998 abolished the office of the Director General of the National Lottery. Paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to that Act provided that, so far as necessary to effect the transfer from the Director General to the Commission of the functions described in section 1 of that Act and of the property, rights, liabilities and staff described in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act, prior legislation would have effect as if references to the Director General were references to the Commission. The references to the Director General in section 14(1) of the 1993 Act have effect as if they referred to the Commission.