Part II CONTROL OF FUND-RAISING FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Control of fund-raising
63 False statements relating to institutions which are not registered charities.
(1)
Where—
(a)
a person solicits money or other property for the benefit of an institution in association with a representation that the institution is a registered charity, and
(b)
the institution is not such a charity,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the fifth level on the standard scale.
F1(1A)
In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that he believed on reasonable grounds that the institution was a registered charity.