SCHEDULE 2Consequential amendments

PART 1Primary legislation

Charities Act 2011 (c. 25)25

1

The Charities Act 2011 is amended as follows.

2

In the following provisions for “Minister” in each place substitute “ Secretary of State ”

a

section 19(1) (fees payable to the Charity Commission);

b

section 23(1), (2) and (3) (power to add or remove exempt charities);

c

section 24 (power to remove defunct institutions);

d

section 27(1) (amendments in relation to duty of principal regulator);

e

section 30(2)(c)(i) (description of charity not required to be registered)

f

section 32(1), (2) and (3) (amendment of registration requirements);

g

section 33 (repeal of provisions relating to excepted charities);

h

section 35(2)(b) (duties of trustees in connection with registration);

i

section 36(2) (claims and objections to registration);

j

section 40 (requirement for disclosure of registered charity status);

k

section 42(2)(c) (power to require charity's name to be changed);

l

section 58(5) (disclosure to and by principal regulators of exempt charities);

m

section 72 (amendment of power of Commission to make schemes);

n

section 73(2) (power to make schemes altering provision made by Acts);

o

section 78(8) (appointment of interim managers);

p

section 88(1)(b) (publicity relating to schemes);

q

section 109(3)(d) (dormant bank accounts);

r

section 119(4) requirements for dispositions other than certain leases);

s

section 128 (release of charity rentcharges);

t

section 132(1) (preparation of statement of accounts);

u

section 139(2) and (3) (exceptions to requirement to prepare group accounts);

v

section 142(1)(b) (definition of “group accounts”);

w

section 145(6) (examination of accounts for lower-income charities);

x

section 154(1) (audits and examinations);

y

section 162(1) (preparation of annual reports by charity trustees);

z

section 166(2) (annual reports and group accounts);

aa

section 174(1) (powers to set financial thresholds);

bb

section 175 (aggregate gross income of group);

cc

section 176(3) (powers to set financial thresholds);

dd

section 178A(4) (specified offences) M1;

ee

section 181A(8) (disqualification orders) M2;

ff

section 190 (indemnity insurance);

gg

section 247 (charitable incorporated organisations);

hh

section 285(1) (unincorporated charities);

ii

section 292 (special trusts);

jj

section 324(1) and (2) (appeals and applications to the Tribunal);

kk

section 331(1)(b) (definition of “charity law”);

ll

section 340(3) (enrolment and deposit of documents);

mm

section 347(1), (2) and (3) (general provisions on regulations and orders);

nn

section 348(4) (requirement to consult before making certain regulations);

oo

in Schedule 1 (Charity Commission), paragraphs 1(1)(a), (b) and (2), 3(2)(a), (b) and (3), 4(1), (2), (2)(a), (3) and (4);

pp

in Part 3 of Schedule 8 (transitionals and savings), paragraph 15(1);

qq

in Schedule 9 (transitory modifications), paragraphs 6(2), 29(3)(b) and 29(5)(b);

3

In section 25 (meaning of the “principal regulator”), for “Minister”, in the second place it appears, substitute “ Secretary of State ”.

4

In section 353(1), omit the definition of “the Minister”.

5

In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for “the Minister”.