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Charities Act 2006

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Section 80: Short title and extent

263.All provisions in the Act extend to England and Wales. Subsections (3) and (4) specify which provisions of this Act also extend to Scotland. Subsections (5) and (6) specify the provisions of the Act that also extend to Northern Ireland. In general, amendments and repeals of provisions extending to Scotland or Northern Ireland will similarly extend there (see subsections (7) to (9)).

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