Charities Act 1993 (repealed) (c. 10)

Part I E+W The [F1 Charity Commission] and the Official Custodian for Charities

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Pt. I heading substituted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 8 para. 97; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.

[F2 1B The Commission's objectives E+W

(1) The Commission has the objectives set out in subsection (2).

(2) The objectives are—

1. The public confidence objective.

2. The public benefit objective.

3. The compliance objective.

4. The charitable resources objective.

5. The accountability objective.

(3) Those objectives are defined as follows—

1. The public confidence objective is to increase public trust and confidence in charities.

2. The public benefit objective is to promote awareness and understanding of the operation of the public benefit requirement.

3. The compliance objective is to promote compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities.

4. The charitable resources objective is to promote the effective use of charitable resources.

5. The accountability objective is to enhance the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the general public.

(4) In this section “the public benefit requirement” means the requirement in section 2(1)(b) of the Charities Act 2006 that a purpose falling within section 2(2) of that Act must be for the public benefit if it is to be a charitable purpose.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 1B-1E inserted (27.2.2007 except for the insertion of ss. 1C(2) for specified purposes, 1C(5), 1E(3), 18.3.2008 for the insertion of s. 1E(3)) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 7, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2008/751, art. 2, Sch.