The court also found that EPA acted illegally in dictating measures to be used in compliance rather than allowing states to develop their own plans according to statutory provisions.
After five months of extensive examination of the bids for the next seven year National Lottery licence (including a period for both bids to be improved) the National Lottery Commission has determined that neither of the bidders' plans meets the statutory criteria for granting a licence.
The bill has met with much opposition in the Lords, as many land-owning peers object to the plans to introduce a statutory right to roam on restricted land.