(1)Where the Charity Commissioners are satisfied, on the application of any charity, that that charity proposes—
(a)to promote public charitable collections—
(i)throughout England and Wales, or
(ii)throughout a substantial part of England and Wales,
in connection with any charitable purposes pursued by the charity, or
(b)to authorise other persons to promote public charitable collections as mentioned in paragraph (a),
the Commissioners may make an order under this subsection in respect of the charity.
(2)Such an order shall have the effect of authorising public charitable collections which—
(a)are promoted by the charity in respect of which the order is made, or by persons authorised by the charity, and
(b)are so promoted in connection with the charitable purposes mentioned in subsection (1),
to be conducted in such area or areas as may be specified in the order.
(3)An order under subsection (1) may—
(a)include such conditions as the Commissioners think fit;
(b)be expressed (without prejudice to paragraph (c)) to have effect without limit of time, or for a specified period only;
(c)be revoked or varied by a further order of the Commissioners.
(4)Where the Commissioners, having made an order under subsection (1) in respect of a charity, make any further order revoking or varying that order, they shall serve on the charity written notice of their reasons for making the further order, unless it appears to them that the interests of the charity would not be prejudiced by the further order.
(5)In this section “charity” and “charitable purposes” have the same meaning as in the [1960 c. 58.] Charities Act 1960.