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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Meaning of “charity” and “charitable purpose”

    1. 1.Meaning of “charity”

    2. 2.Meaning of “charitable purpose”

    3. 3.The “public benefit” test

    4. 4.Guidance as to operation of public benefit requirement

    5. 5.Special provisions about recreational charities, sports clubs etc.

  3. Part 2 Regulation of charities

    1. Chapter 1 The Charity Commission

      1. Establishment of Charity Commission

        1. 6.The Charity Commission

      2. ...

        1. 7.The Commission's objectives, general functions and duties

    2. ... ...

      1. 8.The Charity Tribunal

    3. Chapter 3 Registration of charities

      1. General

        1. 9.Registration of charities

        2. 10.Interim changes in threshold for registration of small charities

      2. Exempt charities: registration and regulation

        1. 11.Changes in exempt charities

        2. 12.Increased regulation of exempt charities under 1993 Act

        3. 13.General duty of principal regulator in relation to exempt charity

        4. 14.Commission to consult principal regulator before exercising powers in relation to exempt charity

    4. Chapter 4 Application of property cy-près

      1. Cy-près occasions

        1. 15....

        2. 16....

        3. 17....

      2. Schemes

        1. 18....

    5. Chapter 5 Assistance and supervision of charities by court and Commission

      1. Suspension or removal of trustees etc. from membership

        1. 19....

      2. Directions by Commission

        1. 20....

        2. 21....

      3. Publicity relating to schemes

        1. 22....

      4. Common investment schemes

        1. 23....

      5. Advice or other assistance

        1. 24....

        2. 25....

      6. Powers of entry etc.

        1. 26....

      7. Mortgages of charity land

        1. 27....

    6. Chapter 6 Audit or examination of accounts where charity is not a company

      1. 28....

      2. 29....

      3. 30....

    7. Chapter 7 Charitable companies

      1. 31....

      2. 32....

      3. 33....

    8. Chapter 8 Charitable incorporated organisations

      1. 34....

    9. Chapter 9 Charity trustees etc.

      1. Waiver of disqualification

        1. 35....

      2. Remuneration of trustees etc.

        1. 36....

        2. 37....

      3. Liability of trustees etc.

        1. 38....

        2. 39....

    10. Chapter 10 Powers of unincorporated charities

      1. 40....

      2. 41....

      3. 42....

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      1. Spending of capital

        1. 43....

      2. Mergers

        1. 44.Merger of charities

  4. Part 3 Funding for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions

    1. Chapter 1 Public charitable collections

      1. Preliminary

        1. 45.Regulation of public charitable collections

        2. 46.Charitable appeals that are not public charitable collections

        3. 47.Other definitions for purposes of this Chapter

      2. Restrictions on conducting collections

        1. 48.Restrictions on conducting collections in a public place

        2. 49.Restrictions on conducting door to door collections

        3. 50.Exemption for local, short-term collections

      3. Public collections certificates

        1. 51.Applications for certificates

        2. 52.Determination of applications and issue of certificates

        3. 53.Grounds for refusing to issue a certificate

        4. 54.Power to call for information and documents

        5. 55.Transfer of certificate between trustees of unincorporated charity

        6. 56.Withdrawal or variation etc. of certificates

        7. 57.Appeals against decisions of the Commission

      4. Permits

        1. 58.Applications for permits to conduct collections in public places

        2. 59.Determination of applications and issue of permits

        3. 60.Refusal of permits

        4. 61.Withdrawal or variation etc. of permits

        5. 62.Appeals against decisions of local authority

      5. Supplementary

        1. 63.Regulations

        2. 64.Offences

        3. 65.Offences by bodies corporate

        4. 66.Service of documents

    2. Chapter 2 Fund-raising

      1. 67.Statements indicating benefits for charitable institutions and fund-raisers

      2. 68.Statements indicating benefits for charitable institutions and collectors

      3. 69.Reserve power to control fund-raising by charitable institutions

    3. Chapter 3 Financial assistance

      1. 70.Power of relevant Minister to give financial assistance to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions

      2. 71.Power of National Assembly for Wales to give financial assistance to charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions

  5. Part 4 Miscellaneous and general

    1. Miscellaneous

      1. 72.Disclosure of information to and by Northern Ireland regulator

      2. 73.Report on operation of this Act

    2. General

      1. 74.Orders and regulations

      2. 75.Amendments, repeals, revocations and transitional provisions

      3. 76.Pre-consolidation amendments

      4. 77.Amendments reflecting changes in company law audit provisions

      5. 78.Interpretation

      6. 79.Commencement

      7. 80.Short title and extent

  6. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      The Charity Commission

      1. 1.The Charity Commission

      2. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

        1. 2.The Charity Commission

      3. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

        1. 3.The Charity Commission

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

      1. 1.Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

      2. Appointments to Commission

        1. 2.Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

      3. Effect of transfers under section 6

        1. 3.Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

      4. First annual report of Commission

        1. 4.Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

      5. Resource accounts of Commission

        1. 5.Establishment of the Charity Commission: supplementary

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      The Charity Tribunal

      1. 1.The Charity Tribunal

      2. House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

        1. 2.The Charity Tribunal

      3. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

        1. 3.The Charity Tribunal

      4. Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

        1. 4.The Charity Tribunal

      5. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)

        1. 5.The Charity Tribunal

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Appeals and applications to Charity Tribunal

      1. ...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      Exempt charities: increased regulation under 1993 Act

      1. ...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      Group accounts

      1. ...

    7. SCHEDULE 7

      Charitable incorporated organisations

      1. Part 1 New Part 8A of and Schedule 5B to 1993 Act

        1. 1.After Part 8 of the 1993 Act insert the following...

        2. 2.After the Schedule 5A inserted in the 1993 Act by...

      2. Part 2 Other amendments of 1993 Act

        1. 3.The 1993 Act is further amended as follows.

        2. 4.In section 45 (annual reports), after subsection (3A) insert—

        3. 5.In section 48 (annual returns), in subsection (1A), at the...

        4. 6.In section 86 (regulations and orders)— (a) in subsection (2),...

        5. 7.In section 97 (general interpretation), in subsection (1), at the...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Literary and Scientific Institutions Act 1854 (c. 112)

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (c. 81)

        1. 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Bishops Trusts Substitution Act 1858 (c. 71)

        1. 3.The Bishops Trusts Substitution Act 1858 has effect subject to...

        2. 4.In section 1 (substitution of one bishop for another as...

        3. 5.In section 3 (how costs are to be defrayed) for...

      4. Places of Worship Sites Amendment Act 1882 (c. 21)

        1. 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (c. 50)

        1. 7.In section 133(2) of the Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (administration...

      6. Technical and Industrial Institutions Act 1892 (c. 29)

        1. 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Local Government Act 1894 (c. 73)

        1. 9.(1) In section 75(2) of the Local Government Act 1894...

      8. Commons Act 1899 (c. 30)

        1. 10.In section 18 of the Commons Act 1899 (power to...

      9. Open Spaces Act 1906 (c. 25)

        1. 11.The Open Spaces Act 1906 has effect subject to the...

        2. 12.In section 3(1) (transfer to local authority of spaces held...

        3. 13.(1) Section 4 (transfer by charity trustees of open space...

        4. 14.In section 21(1) (application to Ireland)— (a) for “Charity Commissioners”...

      10. Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (c. 31)

        1. 15.(1) Section 5 of the Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions)...

      11. National Trust Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1919 (c. lxxxiv)

        1. 16.The National Trust Charity Scheme Confirmation Act 1919 has effect...

        2. 17.In section 1 (confirmation of the scheme) for “Charity Commissioners”...

        3. 18.In paragraph 3 of the scheme set out in the...

      12. Settled Land Act 1925 (c. 18)

        1. 19.In section 29(3) of the Settled Land Act 1925 (charitable...

      13. Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (c. 36)

        1. 20.In Part 2 of the Second Schedule to the Landlord...

      14. Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 (c. 17)

        1. 21.The Voluntary Hospitals (Paying Patients) Act 1936 has effect subject...

        2. 22.In section 1 (definitions), in the definition of “Order”, for...

        3. 23.(1) Section 2 (accommodation for and charges to paying patients)...

        4. 24.In section 3(1) (provision for patients able to make some,...

        5. 25.In section 4 (provisions for protection of existing trusts)—

        6. 26.(1) Section 5 (power to make rules) is amended as...

        7. 27.In section 6(2) (savings)— (a) for “Charity Commissioners” substitute “...

      15. Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938 (c. xciii)

        1. 28.In section 20 of the Green Belt (London and Home...

      16. ...

        1. 29.The New Parishes Measure 1943 has effect subject to the...

        2. 30.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 31.In section 31 (charitable trusts)— (a) for “the Board of...

      17. Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c. 44)

        1. 32.In section 23(3) of the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (proceedings...

      18. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1947 (c. xlvi)

        1. 33.(1) Section 6 of the London County Council (General Powers)...

      19. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1951 (c. xli)

        1. 34.In section 33(6) of the London County Council (General Powers)...

      20. City of London (Various Powers) Act 1952 (c. vi)

        1. 35.In section 4(6) of the City of London (Various Powers)...

      21. City of London (Guild Churches) Act 1952 (c. xxxviii)

        1. 36.In section 35 of the City of London (Guild Churches)...

      22. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1955 (c. xxix)

        1. 37.(1) Section 34 of the London County Council (General Powers)...

      23. Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 (No. 3)

        1. 38.In section 6(5) of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure...

      24. Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17)

        1. 39.. . . . . . . . . ....

      25. Church Funds Investment Measure 1958 (No. 1)

        1. 40.Section 5 of the Church Funds Investment Measure 1958 (jurisdiction...

      26. Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 (No. 2)

        1. 41.The Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 has effect subject...

        2. 42.In section 2(3) (property to which Measure applies) for “Charity...

        3. 43.In section 3(6) (vesting of property in diocesan authority: saving)...

        4. 44.In section 5 (provisions as to property vested in the...

        5. 45.(1) The Schedule (procedure where diocesan authority is of the...

      27. ...

        1. 46.In section 4(2) of the Faculty Jurisdiction Measure 1964 (sale...

      28. ...

        1. 47.In section 7D(4) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act...

      29. Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1967 (No. 1)

        1. 48.In section 4(5) of the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1967...

      30. Ministry of Housing and Local Government Provisional Order Confirmation (Greater London Parks and Open Spaces) Act 1967 (c. xxix)

        1. 49.In article 11(3) of the order set out in the...

      31. Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 (c. 22)

        1. 50.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 51.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 52.. . . . . . . . . ....

      32. Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54)

        1. 53.In Schedule 3 to the Children and Young Persons Act...

      33. Synodical Government Measure 1969 (No. 2)

        1. 54.. . . . . . . . . ....

      34. Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

        1. 55.. . . . . . . . . ....

      35. Consumer Credit Act 1974 (c. 39)

        1. 56.In section 16 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (exempt...

      36. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c. 65)

        1. 57.. . . . . . . . . ....

      37. ...

        1. 58.The Endowments and Glebe Measure 1976 has effect subject to...

        2. 59.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 60.In section 18(2) (means by which land may become diocesan)...

      38. Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)

        1. 61.. . . . . . . . . ....

      39. Dioceses Measure 1978 (No. 1)

        1. 62.The Dioceses Measure 1978 has effect subject to the following...

        2. 63.In section 5(1) (preparation of draft scheme: meaning of “interested...

        3. 64.In section 19(4) (schemes with respect to discharge of functions...

      40. Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (c. 18)

        1. 65.. . . . . . . . . ....

      41. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)

        1. 66.In Schedule 4 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...

      42. Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53)

        1. 67.In section 41(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982...

      43. Pastoral Measure 1983 (No. 1)

        1. 68.The Pastoral Measure 1983 has effect subject to the following...

        2. 69.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 70.In section 63(4) (trusts for the repair etc. of redundant...

        4. 71.In section 76(1) (grant of land for new churches etc....

        5. 72.In Schedule 3, in paragraph 11(1), (2), (6) and (7),...

      44. Rates Act 1984 (c. 33)

        1. 73.. . . . . . . . . ....

      45. Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)

        1. 74.The Companies Act 1985 has effect subject to the following...

        2. 75.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 76.In Schedule 15D (permitted disclosures of information), in paragraph 21,...

      46. Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

        1. 77.(1) Section 6A of the Housing Act 1985 (definition of...

      47. Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)

        1. 78.In section 10(1) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 (dispositions...

      48. Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)

        1. 79.In section 86(4) of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (power...

      49. Coal Industry Act 1987 (c. 3)

        1. 80.(1) Section 5 of the Coal Industry Act 1987 (coal...

      50. Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c. 15)

        1. 81.The Reverter of Sites Act 1987 has effect subject to...

        2. 82.(1) Section 2 (Charity Commissioners' schemes) is amended as follows....

        3. 83.(1) Section 4 (provisions supplemental to sections 2 and 3)...

        4. 84.In section 5(3) (orders under section 554 of the Education...

      51. Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)

        1. 85.. . . . . . . . . ....

      52. Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41)

        1. 86.. . . . . . . . . ....

      53. London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c. xiii)

        1. 87.. . . . . . . . . ....

      54. Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13)

        1. 88.. . . . . . . . . ....

      55. Charities Act 1992 (c. 41)

        1. 89.The 1992 Act has effect subject to the following amendments....

        2. 90.(1) Section 58 (interpretation of Part 2) is amended as...

        3. 91.Omit Part 3 (public charitable collections).

        4. 92.In section 76(1) (service of documents) omit paragraph “ (c)...

        5. 93.(1) Section 77 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows....

        6. 94.In section 79 (short title, commencement and extent) omit—

        7. 95.In Schedule 7 (repeals) omit the entry relating to the...

      56. Charities Act 1993 (c. 10)

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      57. Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 (c. 40)

        1. 179.(1) Section 79 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act...

      58. Pensions Act 1995 (c. 26)

        1. 180.. . . . . . . . . ....

      59. Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)

        1. 181.(1) Schedule 5 to the Reserve Forces Act 1996 (charitable...

      60. Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (c. 47)

        1. 182.In section 6(7) of the Trusts of Land and Appointment...

      61. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

        1. 183.The Housing Act 1996 has effect subject to the following...

        2. 184.In section 3(3) (registration as social landlord) for “Charity Commissioners”...

        3. 185.In section 4(6) (removal from the register of social landlords)...

        4. 186.In section 6(3) (notice of appeal against decision on removal)...

        5. 187.In section 44(3) (consultation on proposals as to ownership and...

        6. 188.In section 45(4) (service of copy of agreed proposals) for...

        7. 189.In section 46(2) (notice of appointment of manager to implement...

        8. 190.. . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 191.. . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 192.(1) Schedule 1 (regulation of registered social landlords) is amended...

      62. School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)

        1. 193.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 194.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 195.. . . . . . . . . ....

      63. ...

        1. 196.In section 34 of the Cathedrals Measure 1999 (charities) for...

      64. Trustee Act 2000 (c. 29)

        1. 197.In section 19(4) of the Trustee Act 2000 (guidance concerning...

      65. Churchwardens Measure 2001 (No. 1)

        1. 198.. . . . . . . . . ....

      66. Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)

        1. 199.. . . . . . . . . ....

      67. Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 (c. 27)

        1. 200.The Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 has...

        2. 201.In section 39 (existing companies: charities), in subsections (1) and...

        3. 202.In section 40 (existing companies: Scottish charities), in subsections (4)(b)...

        4. 203.In section 54(7) (requirements for becoming a charity or a...

        5. 204.. . . . . . . . . ....

      68. Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)

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        3. 207.. . . . . . . . . ....

      69. Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

        1. 208.. . . . . . . . . ....

      70. Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 10)

        1. 209.The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 has effect...

        2. 210.In section 36(1) (powers of OSCR in relation to English...

        3. 211.In section 69(2)(d)(i) (persons disqualified from being charity trustees)—

      71. Equality Act 2006 (c. 3)

        1. 212.. . . . . . . . . ....

    9. SCHEDULE 9

      Repeals and revocations

    10. SCHEDULE 10

      Transitional provisions and savings

      1. Section 4: guidance as to operation of public benefit requirement

        1. 1.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. Section 5: recreational charities etc.

        1. 2.. . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Section 18: cy-près schemes

        1. 3.. . . . . . . . . ....

      4. Section 19: suspension or removal of trustee etc. from membership of charity

        1. 4.. . . . . . . . . ....

      5. Section 20: specific directions for protection of charity

        1. 5.. . . . . . . . . ....

      6. Section 26: offence of obstructing power of entry

        1. 6.. . . . . . . . . ....

      7. Section 28: audit or examination of accounts of charity which is not a company

        1. 7.. . . . . . . . . ....

      8. Section 29: auditor etc. of charity which is not a company to report matters to Commission

        1. 8.. . . . . . . . . ....

      9. Section 32: audit or examination of accounts of charitable companies

        1. 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

      10. Section 33: auditor etc. of charitable company to report matters to Commission

        1. 10.. . . . . . . . . ....

      11. Section 35: waiver of trustee's disqualification

        1. 11.. . . . . . . . . ....

      12. Section 36: remuneration of trustees etc. providing services to charity

        1. 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

      13. Section 38: relief from liability for breach of trust or duty

        1. 13.. . . . . . . . . ....

      14. Section 44: registration of charity mergers

        1. 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

      15. Section 67: statements relating to fund-raising

        1. 15.The amendments made by section 67 apply in relation to...

      16. Section 72: Disclosure of information to and by Northern Ireland regulator

        1. 16.In relation to an offence committed in England and Wales...

      17. Schedule 6: group accounts

        1. 17.. . . . . . . . . ....

      18. Schedule 8: minor and consequential amendments

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      19. Schedule 9: savings on repeal of provisions of Charities Act 1960

        1. 21.(1) This paragraph applies where, immediately before the coming into...

        2. 22.The repeal by this Act of section 39(2) of the...

        3. 23.The repeal by this Act of section 48(1) of, and...

        4. 24.. . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 25.Despite the repeal by this Act of section 48(4) of...

        6. 26.. . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 27.The repeal by this Act of the Charities Act 1960...

      20. Schedule 9: savings on repeal of provisions of Charities Act 1992

        1. 28.The repeal by this Act of section 49 of, and...

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