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- s. 1 repealed by 2006 c. 50 s. 6(6) Sch. 9
- s. 1(5) text amended by S.I. 2006/2951 Sch. para. 4(a)
- s. 3-3B substituted for s. 3 by 2006 c. 50 s. 9
- s. 10-10C substituted for s. 10 by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 104
- s. 20 20A substituted for s. 20 by 2006 c. 50 s. 22
- s. 66 66A substituted for s. 66 by 2006 c. 46 s. 226
- s. 68-68ZB substituted for s. 68 by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 7
- s. 74-74B substituted for s. 74 by 2006 c. 50 s. 40
- s. 75-75B substituted for s. 75 by 2006 c. 50 s. 43
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:
Changes and effects
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- Act power to amend conferred by 2006 c. 50 s. 76
- Act power to amend conferred by 2006 c. 50 s. 77
- Act repealed by 2011 c. 25 Sch. 10
- Act transfer of functions by S.I. 2006/2951 art. 3(2)(c)
- Blanket Amendment words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 1(2)
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- Pt. 1A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 8(1)
- Pt. 1A heading text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 7
- Pt. 8A inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 7 para. 1
- s. 1A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 6(1)
- s. 1A(4) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 4
- s. 1B-1E inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 7
- s. 2A heading text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 8(a)
- s. 2A(1)-(3) omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 8(b)
- s. 2A(5) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 8(c)
- s. 2B(1)-(3) substituted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 9(a)
- s. 2B(4) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 9(b)
- s. 2B(5)-(7) omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 9(c)
- s. 2C(1)(2) omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(a)
- s. 2C(3) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(b)
- s. 2C(4) omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(a)
- s. 2C(5) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(c)(i)
- s. 2C(5)(a) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(c)(ii)
- s. 2C(5)(b) and word omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 10(c)(iii)
- s. 2D(2) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 11(a)
- s. 2D(3) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 11(b)
- s. 2D(4)(b) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 11(b)
- s. 2D(5) text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 11(c)
- s. 2D(6) inserted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 11(d)
- s. 3A(2)(c) text amended by S.I. 2006/2951 Sch. para. 4(d)
- s. 3A(4)(c) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 6(a)
- s. 3A(5)(a) text amended by S.I. 2011/1725 Sch. para. 2
- s. 3A(11)(c)-(f) substituted for s. 3A(11)(c) and word by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 6(b)
- s. 10A modified by S.I. 2011/1726 reg. 6
- s. 10A modified by S.I. 2011/1727 reg. 4
- s. 10B(3) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(3)(a)
- s. 10B(3)(a) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(3)(b)
- s. 10B(5) text amended by S.I. 2006/2951 Sch. para. 4(h)
- s. 14A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 17
- s. 14B inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 18
- s. 14B(7) inserted by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 9
- s. 18A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 19
- s. 19A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 20
- s. 19B inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 21
- s. 19C inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 113
- s. 25A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 23(4)
- s. 25A(1)(2) text amended by 2007 c. 3 Sch. 1 para. 353
- s. 25A(1) words inserted by 2010 c. 4 Sch. 1 para. 275(2)(b)
- s. 25A(1) words repealed by 2010 c. 4 Sch. 1 para. 275(2)(a) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
- s. 25A(2) words inserted by 2010 c. 4 Sch. 1 para. 275(3)(b)
- s. 25A(2) words repealed by 2010 c. 4 Sch. 1 para. 275(3)(a) Sch. 3 Pt. 1
- s. 25A(3) inserted by 2010 c. 4 Sch. 1 para. 275(4)
- s. 29A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 25
- s. 31A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 26(1)
- s. 31A(2)(b)(c) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 7(2)(b)
- s. 31A(3) power of seizure extended by 2001 c. 16 Sch. 1 para. 56A (as inserted) by 2006 c. 50 s. 26(2)
- s. 31A(11) modified by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 10 para. 6
- s. 43A 43B inserted by S.I. 2005/1074 art. 3(3)
- s. 43A(2) words substituted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 135(2)
- s. 43A(5) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 18
- s. 43A(5) words substituted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 135(3)(a)
- s. 43A(5) words substituted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 135(3)(b)
- s. 43A(7) text amended by 2006 c. 43 Sch. 1 para. 161
- s. 43A(7) text amended by 2007 c. 28 Sch. 9 para. 1(1)para. 1(2)(i) Sch. 18 Pt. 9
- s. 43B(2) words substituted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 136(2)
- s. 43B(4) text amended by 2006 c. 43 Sch. 1 para. 162
- s. 43B(5) added by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 8 para. 136(3)
- s. 44A amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2008/3267 art. 12(3) by S.I. 2009/2648 art. 3(8)(c)
- s. 44A amendment to earlier affecting provision SI 2008/3267 art. 13(3) by S.I. 2011/1725 Sch. para. 6(5)
- s. 44A excluded by S.I. 2008/3267 art. 13(3)
- s. 44A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 29(1)
- s. 49A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 30(1)
- s. 68A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 33
- s. 68A(1) text amended by S.I. 2008/527 art. 6
- s. 68A(1)(a) text amended by S.I. 2007/2194 Sch. 4 para. 80(a)
- s. 68A(1)(b) text amended by S.I. 2007/2194 Sch. 4 para. 80(b)
- s. 69C(1) substituted for s. 69(1) by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 8(2)
- s. 69C(2) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 8(3)
- s. 69C(5) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 8(4)
- s. 69D(1)-(1B) substituted for s. 69(1) by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 10(2)
- s. 69D(1B) words substituted by S.I. 2009/1941 Sch. 1 para. 139(7)
- s. 69D(2) omitted by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 10(3)
- s. 69G modified by S.I. 2008/3267 art. 17(2)(6)
- s. 69G modified by SI 2008/3267 art. 20 (as inserted) by S.I. 2009/2648 art. 3(13)
- s. 69G(6A) inserted by S.I. 2007/2194 Sch. 4 para. 81
- s. 69I(3)(b) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 20
- s. 69M(5) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 21
- s. 69CA inserted by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 9
- s. 73A 73B inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 36
- s. 73C inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 37
- s. 73D 73E inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 38
- s. 73D(1)(c) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 22(1)(a)
- s. 73D(5)(a) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 22(1)(b)(i)
- s. 73D(5)(b) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 22(1)(b)(ii)
- s. 73D(6)(b) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 11(a)
- s. 73D(6)(c) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 11(b)
- s. 73E(1) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 12(a)
- s. 73E(2)(a) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 3 para. 12(b)
- s. 73F inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 39
- s. 74B(11) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 23
- s. 74C inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 41
- s. 74D inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 42
- s. 75C-75F inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 44
- s. 86A inserted by 2006 c. 50 s. 14
- Sch. 1A inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 1 para. 1
- Sch. 1B inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 3 para. 1
- Sch. 1B omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 13
- Sch. 1B para. 1(3) text amended by 2007 c. 15 Sch. 10 para. 23
- Sch. 1C Table entry added by S.I. 2009/1941 Sch. 1 para. 139(10)(b)
- Sch. 1C 1D inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 4
- Sch. 1C heading text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 14
- Sch. 1C para. 5 table text amended by S.I. 2009/3348 art. 4(3)
- Sch. 1C Table text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 31
- Sch. 1C Table word omitted by S.I. 2009/1941 Sch. 1 para. 139(10)(a)
- Sch. 1D para. 6(3) omitted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 15(b)
- Sch. 1D heading text amended by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 15(a)
- Sch. 5A inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 6
- Sch. 5A para. 3(6A) inserted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(6)
- Sch. 5A para. 5(3) inserted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(7)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(9)(d) inserted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(10)
- Sch. 5A para. 1(2) substituted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(2)
- Sch. 5A para. 3(1) substituted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(4)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(8) substituted by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(8)
- Sch. 5A para. 2(1) text amended by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(3)(a)
- Sch. 5A para. 2(2) text amended by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(3)(b)
- Sch. 5A para. 3(6) text amended by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(5)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(9)(a) text amended by S.I. 2008/527 art. 8(9)
- Sch. 5A para. 1(2) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(a)
- Sch. 5A para. 1(7)(a) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(b)
- Sch. 5A para. 2(1) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(c)
- Sch. 5A para. 2(2) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(c)
- Sch. 5A para. 3(1)(b) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(d)(i)
- Sch. 5A para. 3(6A) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(d)(ii)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(8)(b) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(e)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(9)(d) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(e)
- Sch. 5A para. 8(3) text amended by S.I. 2008/948 Sch. 1 para. 192(10)(f)
- Sch. 5A para. 6(7) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 33(a)
- Sch. 5A para. 8(2)(e) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 33(b)(i)
- Sch. 5A para. 8(4) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 33(b)(ii)
- Sch. 5A para. 9(1) text amended by S.I. 2011/1396 Sch. para. 33(c)
- Sch. 5B inserted by 2006 c. 50 Sch. 7 para. 2
- Sch. 5B para. 4 words substituted by S.I. 2009/1941 Sch. 1 para. 139(11)
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- S.I. 2003/1725 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 9)
- S.I. 2005/3056 art. 2 3 commences (2003 c. 17)
- S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2 3 commences (2004 c. 33)
- S.I. 2006/3201 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 23)
- S.I. 2007/309 art. 2 3 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2007/2194 art. 2-5 commences (2006 c. 46)
- S.I. 2007/3286 art. 2 3 Sch. 1 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2008/172 art. 2-9 commences (2007 c. 28)
- S.I. 2008/751 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2008/945 art. 2 3 Sch. 1 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2008/1653 art. 2 commences (2007 c. 15)
- S.I. 2008/2860 art. 3 4 Sch. 1 commences (2006 c. 46)
- S.I. 2008/3267 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)
- S.I. 2009/1632 reg. 22 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2007/2194 Sch. 3 para. 23A (as inserted by SI 2007/3495 Sch. 5 para. 2(5))
- S.I. 2009/2648 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2009/2648 art. 3 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267
- S.I. 2010/503 art. 2 Sch. 1 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.I. 2010/1151 art. 2-4 commences (2009 c. 22)
- S.I. 2010/1937 art. 2-5 commences (2010 c. 32)
- S.I. 2010/1942 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267
- S.I. 2010/3037 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2010/1937
- S.I. 2011/1149 art. 2 commences (2010 c. 32)
- S.I. 2011/1725 Sch. para. 6 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267
- S.I. 2011/1728 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 50)
- S.S.I. 2005/644 art. 2 Sch. commences (2005 asp 10)
- 2010 No. 2 art. 2 3 commences (2010 No. 1)
1 The Charity Commissioners.E+W
(1)There shall continue to be a body of Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, and they shall have such functions as are conferred on them by this Act in addition to any functions under any other enactment for the time being in force.
(2)The provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect with respect to the constitution and proceedings of the Commissioners and other matters relating to the Commissioners and their officers and employees.
(3)The Commissioners shall (without prejudice to their specific powers and duties under other enactments) have the general function of promoting the effective use of charitable resources by encouraging the development of better methods of administration, by giving charity trustees information or advice on any matter affecting the charity and by investigating and checking abuses.
(4)It shall be the general object of the Commissioners so to act in the case of any charity (unless it is a matter of altering its purposes) as best to promote and make effective the work of the charity in meeting the needs designated by its trusts; but the Commissioners shall not themselves have power to act in the administration of a charity.
(5)The Commissioners shall, as soon as possible after the end of every year, make to the Secretary of State a report on their operations during that year, and he shall lay a copy of the report before each House of Parliament.
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