Charities Act 1992
Charities Act 1992 (1992 c. 41)
- Charities Act 1992 (1992 c. 41)
- 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-pres.
- 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.
- 60A Other persons making appeals required to indicate institutions benefiting and arrangements for remuneration
- 60B Exclusion of lower-paid collectors from provisions of section 60A
- 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.
- 64A Reserve power to control fund-raising by charitable institutions
- 64B Reserve power in relation to fund-raising regulators
- 64C Reserve power to confer additional powers on Charity Commission
- 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
- Section 4
- The register of charities.
- Section 20
- Power to act for protection of charities.
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- SCHEDULE 5 AMENDMENTS OF REDUNDANT CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ACT 1969
- SCHEDULE 6 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- CLERGY PENSIONS MEASURE 1961 (No.3)
- CATHEDRALS MEASURE 1963 (No.2)
- LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 (c.88)
- SHARING OF CHURCH BUILDINGS ACT 1969 (c.38)
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (c.70)
- FIRE PRECAUTIONS (LOANS) ACT 1973 (c.11)
- THEATRES TRUST ACT 1976 (c.27)
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1982 (c.30)
- CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 (c. 45)
- COMPANIES ACT 1985 (c.6)
- HOUSING ACT 1985 (c.68)
- HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1985 (c.69)
- FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 1986 (c.60)
- COAL INDUSTRY ACT 1987 (c.3)
- REVERTER OF SITES ACT 1987 (c.15)
- INCOME AND CORPORATION TAXES ACT 1988 (c.1)
- SCHEDULE 7 Repeals
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