PART 11CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONS

Nature and constitution

107Name and status

1

The name of a CIO must appear in legible characters—

a

in every location, and in every description of document or communication, in which a charitable company would be required by regulations under section 82 of the Companies Act 2006 (c. 46) to state its registered name; and

b

in all conveyances purporting to be executed by the CIO.

2

In subsection (1)(b), “conveyance” means any instrument creating, transferring, varying or extinguishing an interest in land.

3

Subsection (4) applies if the name of a CIO does not include—

a

“charitable incorporated organisation”, or

b

CIO”, with or without full stops after each letter,

and it is irrelevant, in any such case, whether or not capital letters are used.

4

If this subsection applies, the fact that a CIO is a CIO shall be stated in legible characters in all the locations, documents, communications and conveyances mentioned in subsection (1).