Charities Act 1992

Charities Act 1992

1992 c. 41

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Charities Act 1992

1992c. 41

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I
Charities
Preliminary
1	Interpretation of Part I, etc.

Registration of charities
2	The register of charities.
3	Status of registered charity (other than small charity) to appear on official publications etc.

Charity names
4	Power of Commissioners to require charity's name to be changed.
5	Effect of direction under s. 4 where charity is a company.

Supervision and control by Commissioners
6	General power to institute inquiries.
7	Power of Commissioners to obtain information and documents.
8	Power to act for protection of charities.
9	Supplementary provisions relating to receiver and manager appointed for a charity.
10	Additional powers exercisable by Commissioners in relation to charitable companies.
11	Report of inquiry held by Commissioners to be evidence in certain proceedings.
12	Supervision by Commissioners of certain Scottish charities.

Powers with respect to administration of charities
13	Commissioners' concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes.
14	Trust corporations appointed by Commissioners under 1960 Act.
15	Application of property cy-prehs.
16	Common deposit funds.
17	Power of Commissioners to authorise certain ex gratia payments etc. by charities.
18	Dormant bank accounts of charities.

Charity accounts
19	Duty to keep accounting records.
20	Annual statements of accounts.
21	Annual audit or examination of charity accounts.
22	Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc.
23	Annual reports.
24	Special provision as respects accounts and annual reports of exempt and other excepted charities.
25	Public inspection of annual reports etc.
26	Annual returns by registered charities.
27	Offences.

Charity proceedings
28	Power of Commissioners to bring proceedings with respect to charities.

Charity property
29	Divestment of charity property held by official custodian for charities.
30	Provisions supplementary to s. 29.
31	Divestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987.
32	Restrictions on dispositions of charity land.
33	Supplementary provisions relating to dispositions of charity land.
34	Restrictions on mortgaging charity land.
35	Supplementary provisions relating to mortgaging of charity land.
36	Removal of requirements under statutory provisions for consent to dealings with charity land.
37	Release of charity rentcharges.

Powers of investment
38	Relaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments.
39	Extension of powers of investment.

Charitable companies
40	Charitable companies: alteration of objects clause etc.
41	Charitable companies: requirement of consent of Commissioners to certain acts.
42	Charitable companies: name to appear on correspondence etc.

Small charities
43	Small charities: power to transfer all property, modify objects etc.
44	Small charities: power to spend capital.

Disqualification for acting as charity trustee
45	Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity.
46	Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified.

Miscellaneous and supplementary
47	Minor and consequential amendments of 1960 Act.
48	Amendment of Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872.
49	Amendment of Redundant Churches and Other Religious Buildings Act 1969.
50	Contributions towards maintenance etc. of almshouses.
51	Fees and other amounts payable to Commissioners.
52	Disclosure of information to and by Commissioners.
53	Data protection.
54	Supply of false or misleading information to Commissioners, etc.
55	Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences.
56	Enforcement of requirements by order of Commissioners, and other provisions as to orders made by them.
57	Directions of the Commissioners.

Part II
Control of Fund-Raising for Charitable Institutions
Preliminary
58	Interpretation of Part II.

Control of fund-raising
59	Prohibition on professional fund-raiser etc. raising funds for charitable institution without an agreement in prescribed form.
60	Professional fund-raisers etc. required to indicate institutions benefiting and arrangements for remuneration.
61	Cancellation of payments and agreements made in response to appeals.
62	Right of charitable institution to prevent unauthorised fund-raising.
63	False statements relating to institutions which are not registered charities.

Supplementary
64	Regulations about fund-raising.

Part III
Public Charitable Collections
Preliminary
65	Interpretation of Part III.

Prohibition on conducting unauthorised collections
66	Prohibition on conducting public charitable collections without authorisation.

Permits
67	Applications for permits to conduct public charitable collections.
68	Determination of applications and issue of permits.
69	Refusal of permits.
70	Withdrawal etc. of permits.
71	Appeals.

Orders made by Charity Commissioners
72	Orders made by Charity Commissioners.

Supplementary
73	Regulations.
74	Offences.

Part IV
General
75	Offences by bodies corporate.
76	Service of documents.
77	Regulations and orders.
78	Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
79	Short title, commencement and extent.

SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1—

Sections 4 and 20 of the Charities Act 1960, as amended.

Schedule 2—

Meaning of "connected person" for purposes of section 32(2).

Schedule 3—

Minor and consequential amendments of Charities Act 1960.

Schedule 4—

Amendments of Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872.

Schedule 5—

Amendments of Redundant Churches and Other Religious Buildings Act 1969.

Schedule 6—

Minor and consequential amendments.

Schedule 7—

Repeals.

Prepared 20th September 2000