The Charities Restricted Funds Reorganisation (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Very small restricted funds: simplified procedure

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9.—(1) On receipt of an application under section 43A of the 2005 Act as regards very small restricted funds, OSCR may apply a simplified procedure to the application.

(2) Where OSCR applies a simplified procedure—

(a)OSCR must write to the charity to confirm that a simplified procedure will be applied to the application, within 14 days of the date of receipt of the application; and

(b)regulations 5, 7 and 8 do not apply to the application.

(3) Under the simplified procedure, OSCR must—

(a)make a decision on the application within 13 weeks of receipt of the application; and

(b)send a copy of its decision to the charity within 7 days of the date of the decision being made.