PART 13FUNDING OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS

CHAPTER 1PUBLIC CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS

Public collections certificates

141Transfer of certificate between trustees of unincorporated charity

1

One or more individuals to whom a public collections certificate has been issued (“the holders”) may apply to the Commission for a direction that the certificate be transferred to one or more other individuals (“the recipients”).

2

An application under subsection (1) shall—

a

be in such form as may be specified, and

b

contain such information as may be specified.

3

The Commission may direct that the certificate be transferred if it is satisfied that—

a

each of the holders is or was a trustee of a charity which is not a body corporate;

b

each of the recipients is a trustee of that charity and consents to the transfer; and

c

the charity trustees consent to the transfer.

4

Where the Commission refuses to direct that a certificate be transferred, it shall serve on the holders written notice of—

a

its decision, and

b

the reasons for its decision.

5

That notice shall also state the right of appeal conferred by Schedule 3 and the time within which such an appeal must be brought.

6

Subsection (5) of section 137 applies for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section as it applies for the purposes of subsection (3) of that section.

7

Except as provided by this section, a public collections certificate is not transferable.