(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes transitional provisions for the purposes of commencement of section 99 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the Act”).
Article 2 disapplies section 3(3) of the Act until 23rd August 2007. The effect of this is that the requirement placed upon the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator to make the entries referred to in section 3(3) of the Act will not apply until 23rd August 2007 in relation to any charity entered into the Scottish Charity Register by virtue of section 99(1).
Article 3 provides that an unregistered charitable body may continue to refer to itself as a charity until 23rd February 2007.