The Charities (Designated Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2005

Made: 6th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 7th June 2005

Coming into force: 1st July 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990[^f00001], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Charities (Designated Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.

Designated Religious Bodies

2

For the purposes of section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, the Scottish Ministers hereby designate the United Free Church of Scotland as a recognised body.

Signed

MALCOLM CHISHOLM — A member of the Scottish Executive — 6th June 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

By this Order, the Scottish Ministers designate for the purposes of section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, the United Free Church of Scotland as a recognised body as it appears to them to meet the criteria set out in that section (designated religious bodies).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 40. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).