The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 No. 945 (C. 46)

Transitional provisions and savings in respect of provisions of the 2006 Act commenced on 1st April 2008

4.  The commencement of the status provisions by this Order—

(a) does not affect—

(i) any proceedings brought in the court or to the Charity Tribunal in respect of any decision, order or direction made or any other matter arising before 1st April 2008;

(ii) any order made or judgment given in any proceedings mentioned in paragraph (i) whether that order is made or judgment given before or after 1st April 2008;

(b) does not affect the validity of anything done before 1st April 2008 on the basis that an institution was or was not, as the case may be, a charity;

(c) does not require anything to be treated as charitable at any time before 1st April 2008 that was not charitable before that date;

(d) does not require anything to be treated as not being charitable at any time before 1st April 2008 that was charitable before that date.