Charities Act 1993 (repealed)

Part I — The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities

The Charity Commissioners

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The official custodian for charities

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Part II — Registration and Names of Charities

Registration of charities

The register of charities

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Effect of, and claims and objections to, registration

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Status of registered charity (other than small charity) to appear on official publications etc

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Charity names

Power of Commissioners to require charity’s name to be changed

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Effect of direction under s. 6 where charity is a company

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Part III — Information Powers

General power to institute inquiries

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Power to call for documents and search records

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Disclosure of information to and by Commissioners

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Supply of false or misleading information to Commissioners, etc

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Data protection

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Part IV — Application of Property Cy-près and Assistance and Supervision of Charities by Court and Commission

Extended powers of court and variation of charters

Occasions for applying property cy-près

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Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming

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Charities governed by charter, or by or under statute

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Powers of Commission to make schemes and act for protection of charities et ceteralaetc.

Concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes

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Further powers to make schemes or alter application of charitable property

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Power to act for protection of charities

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Supplementary provisions relating to receiver and manager appointed for a charity

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Publicity for proceedings under ss. 16 to 18

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Property vested in official custodian

Entrusting charity property to official custodian, and termination of trust

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Supplementary provisions as to property vested in official custodian

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Divestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987

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Establishment of common investment or deposit funds

Schemes to establish common investment funds

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Schemes to establish common deposit funds

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Additional powers of Commission

Power to authorise dealings with charity property etc

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Power to authorise ex gratia payments etc

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Power to give directions about dormant bank accounts of charities

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Power to advise charity trustees

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Powers for preservation of charity documents

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Power to order taxation of solicitor’s bill

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Legal proceedings relating to charities

Proceedings by Commissioners

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Proceedings by other persons

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Report of s. 8 inquiry to be evidence in certain proceedings

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Meaning of “trust corporation”

Application of provisions to trust corporations appointed under s. 16 or 18

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Part V — Charity Land

Restrictions on dispositions

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Supplementary provisions relating to dispositions

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Restrictions on mortgaging

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Supplementary provisions relating to mortgaging

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Release of charity rentcharges

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Part VI — Charity Accounts, Reports and Returns

Duty to keep accounting records

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Annual statements of accounts

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Annual audit or examination of charity accounts

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Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc

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Annual reports

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Special provision as respects accounts and annual reports of exempt and other excepted charities

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Public inspection of annual reports etc

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Annual returns by registered charities

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Offences

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Part VII — Incorporation of Charity Trustees

Incorporation of trustees of a charity

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Estate to vest in body corporate

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Applications for incorporation

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Nomination of trustees, and filling up vacancies

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Liability of trustees and others, notwithstanding incorporation

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Certificate to be evidence of compliance with requirements for incorporation

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Power of Commissioners to amend certificate of incorporation

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Records of applications and certificates

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Enforcement of orders and directions

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Gifts to charity before incorporation to have same effect afterwards

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Execution of documents by incorporated body

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Power of Commissioners to dissolve incorporated body

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Interpretation of Part VII

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Part VIII — Charitable Companies

Winding up

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Alteration of objects clause

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Invalidity of certain transactions

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Requirement of consent of Commissioners to certain acts

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Name to appear on correspondence etc

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Status to appear on correspondence etc

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Investigation of accounts

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Part IX — Miscellaneous

Powers of investment

Relaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments

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Extension of powers of investment

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Charity trustees

Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity

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Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified

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Miscellaneous powers o charities

Power to transfer all property, modify objects etc

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Power to spend capital

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Local charities

Local authority’s index of local charities

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Reviews of local charities by local authority

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Co-operation between charities, and between charities and local authorities

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Parochial charities

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Scottish charities

Supervision by Commissioners of certain Scottish charities

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Administrative provisions about charities

Manner of giving notice of charity meetings, etc

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Manner of executing instruments

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Transfer and evidence of title to property vested in trustees

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Part X — Supplementary

Supply by Commissioners of copies of documents open to public inspection

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Fees and other amounts payable to Commissioners

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Regulations and orders

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Enforcement of requirements by order of Commissioners

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Enforcement of orders of Commissioners

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Other provisions as to orders of Commissioners

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Directions of the Commissioners

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Service of orders and directions

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Appeals from Commissioners

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Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence

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Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences

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Offences by bodies corporate

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Construction of references to a “charity” or to particular classes of charity

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General interpretation

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Consequential amendments and repeals

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Commencement and transitional provisions

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Short title and extent

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SCHEDULE 1

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SCHEDULE 2

The following institutions, so far as they are charities, are exempt charities within the meaning of this Act, that is to say—

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SCHEDULE 4

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SCHEDULE 5

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SCHEDULE 6

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

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The Open Spaces Act 1906 (c. 25)

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The New Parishes Measure 1943 (NumberNo. 1)

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The Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 (NumberNo. 3)

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The Finance Act 1963 (c. 25)

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The Cathedrals Measure 1963 (NumberNo. 2)

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

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The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)

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The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1968 (c.xxxix)

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

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The Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 (c. 38)

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The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)

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The Fire Precautions (Loans) Act 1973 (c. 11)

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The Theatres Trust Act 1976 (c. 27)

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The Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)

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The Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9)

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

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The Pastoral Measure 1983 (NumberNo. 1)

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The Rates Act 1984 (c. 33)

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The Companies Act 1985 (c. 6)

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The Housing Associations Act 1985 (c. 69)

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The Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60)

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The Coal Industry Act 1987 (c. 3)

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The Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c. 15)

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The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1)

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

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The London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii)

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The London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c.xiii)

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The Charities Act 1992 (c. 41)

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Other amendments

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SCHEDULE 7

SCHEDULE 8

Part I — Provisions Applying Pending Coming Into Force of Part VI etc.

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Part II — Provisions Applying Pending Coming Into Force of “Financial Year” Regulations

Section 5

In section 5(1) of this Act “financial year”—