Charities Act 1993 (repealed)
Charities Act 1993 (repealed) (1993 c. 10)
- Charities Act 1993 (repealed) (1993 c. 10)
- Part I The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities
- 1 The Charity Commisioners.
- 1A The Charity Commission
- 1B The Commission's objectives
- 1C The Commission's general functions
- 1D The Commission's general duties
- 1E The Commission's incidental powers
- 2 The official custodian for charities.
- Part 1A The ... Tribunal
- 2A The ...Tribunal
- 2B Practice and procedure
- 2C Appeal from Tribunal
- 2D Intervention by Attorney General
- Part II Registration and Names of Charities
- Registration of charities
- 3 Register of charities
- 3A Registration of charities
- 3B Duties of trustees in connection with registration
- 4 Effect of, and claims and objections to, registration.
- 5 Status of registered charity (other than small charity) to appear on official publications etc.
- Charity names
- 6 Power of Commission to require charity’s name to be changed.
- 7 Effect of direction under s. 6 where charity is a company.
- Part III Information Powers
- 8 General power to institute inquiries.
- 9 Power to call for documents and search records.
- 10 Disclosure of information to Commission
- 10A Disclosure of information by Commission
- 10B Disclosure to and by principal regulators of exempt charities
- 10C Disclosure of information: supplementary
- 11 Supply of false or misleading information to Commission , etc.
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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
- 13 Occasions for applying property cy-près.
- 14 Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming.
- 14A Application cy-près of gifts made in response to certain solicitations
- 14B Cy-près schemes
- 15 Charities governed by charter, or by or under statute.
- Powers of Commission to make schemes and act for protection of charities et ceteralaetc.
- 16 Concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes.
- 17 Further powers to make schemes or alter application of charitable property.
- 18 Power to act for protection of charities.
- 18A Power to suspend or remove trustees etc. from membership of charity
- 19 Supplementary provisions relating to interim manager appointed for a charity.
- 19A Power to give specific directions for protection of charity
- 19B Power to direct application of charity property
- 19C Copy of order under section 18, 18A, 19A or 19B, and Commission's reasons, to be sent to charity
- 20 Publicity relating to schemes
- 20A Publicity for orders relating to trustees or other individuals
- Property vested in official custodian
- 21 Entrusting charity property to official custodian, and termination of trust.
- 22 Supplementary provisions as to property vested in official custodian.
- 23 Divestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987.
- Establishment of common investment or deposit funds
- 24 Schemes to establish common investment funds.
- 25 Schemes to establish common deposit funds.
- 25A Meaning of “Scottish recognised body” and “Northern Ireland charity” in sections 24 and 25
- Additional powers of Commission
- 26 Power to authorise dealings with charity property etc.
- 27 Power to authorise ex gratia payments etc.
- 28 Power to give directions about dormant bank accounts of charities.
- 29 Power to give advice and guidance
- 29A Power to determine membership of charity
- 30 Powers for preservation of charity documents.
- 31 Power to order taxation of solicitor’s bill.
- 31A Power to enter premises
- Legal proceedings relating to charities
- 32 Proceedings by Commission
- 33 Proceedings by other persons.
- 34 Report of s. 8 inquiry to be evidence in certain proceedings.
- Meaning of “trust corporation”
- 35 Application of provisions to trust corporations appointed under s. 16 or 18.
- Part V Charity Land
- 36 Restrictions on dispositions.
- 37 Supplementary provisions relating to dispositions.
- 38 Restrictions on mortgaging.
- 39 Supplementary provisions relating to mortgaging.
- 40 Release of charity rentcharges.
- Part VI Charity Accounts, Reports and Returns
- 41 Duty to keep accounting records.
- 42 Annual statements of accounts.
- 43 Annual audit or examination of charity accounts.
- 43A Annual audit or examination of English National Health Service charity accounts
- 43B Annual audit or examination of Welsh National Health Service charity accounts
- 44 Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc.
- 44A Duty of auditors etc. to report matters to Commission
- 45 Annual reports.
- 46 Special provision as respects accounts and annual reports of exempt and other excepted charities.
- 47 Public inspection of annual reports etc.
- 48 Annual returns by registered charities.
- 49 Offences
- 49A Group accounts
- Part VII Incorporation of Charity Trustees
- 50 Incorporation of trustees of a charity.
- 51 Estate to vest in body corporate.
- 52 Applications for incorporation.
- 53 Nomination of trustees, and filling up vacancies.
- 54 Liability of trustees and others, notwithstanding incorporation.
- 55 Certificate to be evidence of compliance with requirements for incorporation.
- 56 Power of Commission to amend certificate of incorporation.
- 57 Records of applications and certificates.
- 58 Enforcement of orders and directions.
- 59 Gifts to charity before incorporation to have same effect afterwards.
- 60 Execution of documents by incorporated body.
- 61 Power of Commission to dissolve incorporated body.
- 62 Interpretation of Part VII.
- Part VIII Charitable Companies
- 63 Winding up.
- 64 Alteration of objects....
- 65 Invalidity of certain transactions.
- 66 Consent of Commission required for approval etc by members of charitable companies
- 66A Consent of Commission required for certain acts of charitable company
- 67 Name to appear on correspondence etc.
- 68 Requirement to disclose charitable status
- 68ZA. Civil consequences of failure to make required disclosure
- 68ZB. Criminal consequences of failure to make required disclosure
- 68A Duty of charity’s auditors etc. to report matters to Commission
- 69 Investigation of accounts.
- Part 8A Charitable incorporated organisations
- Nature and constitution
- 69A Charitable incorporated organisations
- 69B Constitution
- 69C Name and status
- 69CA. Civil consequences of failure to disclose name and status
- 69D Offences connected with name and status
- Registration
- 69E Application for registration
- 69F Effect of registration
- Conversion, amalgamation and transfer
- 69G Conversion of charitable company or registered industrial and provident society
- 69H Conversion: consideration of application
- 69I Conversion: supplementary
- 69J Conversion of community interest company
- 69K Amalgamation of CIOs
- 69L Amalgamation: supplementary
- 69M Transfer of CIO's undertaking
- Winding up, insolvency and dissolution
- 69N Regulations about winding up, insolvency and dissolution
- Miscellaneous
- 69O Power to transfer all property of unincorporated charity to one or more CIOs
- 69P Further provision about CIOs
- 69Q Regulations
- Part IX Miscellaneous
- Powers of investment
- 70 Relaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments.
- 71 Extension of powers of investment.
- Charity trustees
- 72 Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity.
- 73 Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified.
- 73A Remuneration of trustees etc. providing services to charity
- 73B Supplementary provisions for purposes of section 73A
- 73C Disqualification of trustee receiving remuneration under section 73A
- 73D Power to relieve trustees, auditors etc. from liability for breach of trust or duty
- 73E Court's power to grant relief to apply to all auditors etc. of charities which are not companies
- 73F Trustees' indemnity insurance
- Miscellaneous powers o charities
- 74 Power to transfer all property of unincorporated charity
- 74A Resolution not to take effect or to take effect at later date
- 74B Transfer where charity has permanent endowment
- 74C Power to replace purposes of unincorporated charity
- 74D Power to modify powers or procedures of unincorporated charity
- 75 Power of unincorporated charities to spend capital: general
- 75A Power of larger unincorporated charities to spend capital given for particular purpose
- 75B Power to spend capital subject to special trusts
- Mergers
- 75C Register of charity mergers
- 75D Register of charity mergers: supplementary
- 75E Pre-merger vesting declarations
- 75F Effect of registering charity merger on gifts to transferor
- Local charities
- 76 Local authority’s index of local charities.
- 77 Reviews of local charities by local authority.
- 78 Co-operation between charities, and between charities and local authorities.
- 79 Parochial charities.
- Scottish charities
- 80 Supervision by Commission of certain Scottish charities.
- Administrative provisions about charities
- 81 Manner of giving notice of charity meetings, etc.
- 82 Manner of executing instruments.
- 83 Transfer and evidence of title to property vested in trustees.
- Part X Supplementary
- 84 Supply by Commission of copies of documents open to public inspection.
- 85 Fees and other amounts payable to Commission
- 86 Regulations and orders.
- 86A Consultation by Commission before exercising powers in relation to exempt charity
- 87 Enforcement of requirements by order of Commission .
- 88 Enforcement of orders of Commission
- 89 Other provisions as to orders of Commission
- 90 Directions of the Commission
- 91 Service of orders and directions.
- 92 Appeals from Commissioners.
- 93 Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence.
- 94 Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences.
- 95 Offences by bodies corporate.
- 96 Construction of references to a “charity” or to particular classes of charity.
- 97 General interpretation.
- 98 Consequential amendments and repeals.
- 99 Commencement and transitional provisions.
- 100 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Constitution etc. of Charity Commissioners
- SCHEDULE 1A The Charity Commission
- Membership
- Terms of appointment and remuneration
- Staff
- Committees
- Procedure etc.
- Performance of functions
- Evidence
- Execution of documents
- Annual report
- Annual public meeting
- SCHEDULE 1B The Charity Tribunal
- Membership
- Deputy President
- Terms of appointment
- Retirement etc.
- Remuneration etc.
- Staff and facilities
- Panels
- Practice and procedure
- SCHEDULE 1C Appeals and applications to ... Tribunal
- Appeals: general
- Appeals: orders under section 9
- Reviewable matters
- Reviews
- Interpretation: remission of matters to Commission
- Power to amend Table etc.
- SCHEDULE 1D References to ... Tribunal
- References by Commission
- References by Attorney General
- Powers of Commission in relation to matters referred to Tribunal
- Suspension of time limits while reference in progress
- Agreement for Commission to act while reference in progress
- Appeals and applications in respect of matters determined on references
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 2 Exempt Charities
- SCHEDULE 3 Enlargement of Areas of Local Charities
- SCHEDULE 4 Court’s Jurisdiction over Certain Charities Governed by or under Statute
- SCHEDULE 5 Meaning of “connected person” for purposes of section 36(2)
- SCHEDULE 5A Group Accounts
- Interpretation
- Accounting records
- Preparation of group accounts
- Exceptions relating to requirement to prepare group accounts
- Preservation of group accounts
- Audit of accounts of larger groups
- Examination of accounts of smaller groups
- Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc.
- Duty of auditors etc. to report matters to Commission
- Annual reports
- Excepted charities
- Exempt charities
- Public inspection of annual reports etc.
- Offences
- Aggregate gross income
- SCHEDULE 5B Further provision about Charitable Incorporated Organisations
- Powers
- Constitutional requirements
- Third parties
- Duties
- Personal benefit and payments
- Procedure
- Amendment of constitution
- Registration and coming into effect of amendments
- SCHEDULE 6 Consequential Amendments
- The Places of Worship Registration Act 1855 (c.81)
- The Open Spaces Act 1906 (c.25)
- The New Parishes Measure 1943 (NumberNo. 1)
- The Clergy Pensions Measure 1961 (NumberNo. 3)
- The Finance Act 1963 (c.25)
- The Cathedrals Measure 1963 (NumberNo. 2)
- The Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure 1964 (No.2)
- The Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c.88)
- The Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1968 (c.xxxix)
- The Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 (c.22)
- The Sharing of Church Buildings Act 1969 (c.38)
- The Local Government Act 1972 (c.70)
- The Fire Precautions (Loans) Act 1973 (c.11)
- The Theatres Trust Act 1976 (c.27)
- The Interpretation Act 1978 (c.30)
- The Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c.9)
- The Disused Burial Grounds (Amendment) Act 1981 (c.18)
- The Pastoral Measure 1983 (NumberNo. 1)
- The Rates Act 1984 (c.33)
- The Companies Act 1985 (c.6)
- The Housing Associations Act 1985 (c.69)
- The Financial Services Act 1986 (c.60)
- The Coal Industry Act 1987 (c.3)
- The Reverter of Sites Act 1987 (c.15)
- The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)
- The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41)
- The London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii)
- The London Local Authorities Act 1991 (c.xiii)
- The Charities Act 1992 (c.41)
- Other amendments
- SCHEDULE 7 Repeals
- SCHEDULE 8 Transitional Provisions
- Part I Provisions Applying Pending Coming Into Force of Part VI etc.
- Part II Provisions Applying Pending Coming Into Force of “Financial Year” Regulations
- Section 5
- Sections 74 and 75
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