1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Charities (Designated Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 7th December 1993.

2 Interpretation
In this Order–
“the Act” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990; and
“recognised body” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Act.

3 Designated Religious Bodies
The Secretary of State hereby designates for the purposes of section 3 of the Act the recognised bodies which are specified in the Schedule to this Order.
Fraser of Carmyllie Minister of State, Scottish Office St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 5th November 1993