Commencement of provisions2

1

Section 64 (regulations relating to SCIOs) of the Act comes into force on 21st January 2011.

2

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 21st January 2011 for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made and for all other purposes on 1st April 2011:—

a

section 50 (constitution and powers); and

b

section 52 (name and status).

3

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2011:—

a

section 49 (Scottish charitable incorporated organisations);

b

section 51 (general duty of members of SCIO);

c

section 53 (offences etc.);

d

section 54 (application for creation of SCIO);

e

section 55 (entry in Register);

f

section 62 (third parties); and

g

section 63 (amendment of constitution).

4

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st January 2012:—

a

section 56 (conversion of charity which is a company or registered friendly society: applications);

b

section 57 (determination of application for conversion);

c

section 58 (conversion: supplementary);

d

section 59 (amalgamation of SCIOs);

e

section 60 (amalgamation: supplementary); and

f

section 61 (transfer of SCIO’s undertaking).