The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No.7, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings) Order 2010

Effect of changes to exempt charity status

12.—(1) The commencement of subsections (3), (7) and, for the purposes specified in Schedule 1, (9) of section 11 of the 2006 Act by this Order—

(a) does not affect—

(i) any proceedings brought in any court or to the Tribunal in respect of any decision, order or direction made or any other matter arising before the appointed day;

(ii) any order made or judgment given in any proceedings mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) whether that order is made or judgment given before, on or after the appointed day;

(b) does not affect the validity of anything done before the appointed day on the basis that a section 11 charity was an exempt charity; and

(c) does not require any section 11 charity to be treated as not having been an exempt charity at any time before the appointed day.

(2) In this paragraph “Tribunal” has the meaning given by section 97(1) of the 1993 Act(1).

(1)

The definition of “Tribunal” in section 97(1) of the Charities Act 1993 was amended by the Transfer of Functions of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1834).