2011 No. 1728 (C. 65)
The Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2011
Made
The Minister for the Cabinet Office makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 79(2) and (3) of the Charities Act 20061:
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2011.
2
In this Order—
“the 1993 Act” means the Charities Act 19932;
“the 2006 Act” means the Charities Act 2006;
“academy or sixth form college charity” means an exempt charity which—
- a
is included in paragraph (ca) or (cd) of Schedule 2 to the 1993 Act3; or
- b
falls within paragraph (w) of that Schedule and is administered by or on behalf of an institution included in paragraph (ca) or (cd);
- a
“foundation or voluntary school charity” means an exempt charity which is included in paragraph (cb), (cc) or (wa) of Schedule 2 to the 1993 Act4;
“specified exempt charity” means an exempt charity which—
- a
is a foundation or voluntary school charity; or
- b
is an academy or sixth form college charity;
and references to “specified exempt charities” are to be construed accordingly.
- a
Commencement2
Subject to article 3, the day appointed for the commencement of the provisions of the 2006 Act specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is 1st August 2011 except that—
a
where a particular purpose is specified in Column 3 of that Schedule in relation to any such provision, the relevant provision comes into force on that day for that particular purpose only;
b
where any limitation is specified in Column 3 of that Schedule in relation to any such provision, the relevant provision comes into force on that day subject to the specified limitation.
Transitional provisions and savings3
Schedule 2 (which contains transitional provisions and savings) has effect.
SCHEDULE 1PROVISIONS OF THE 2006 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST AUGUST 2011
Provision(s) of the 2006 Act | Subject matter of provisions | Particular purpose or other limitation |
|---|---|---|
Section 12 | Increased regulation of exempt charities under 1993 Act | In so far as it relates to the specified exempt charities. |
Section 13(1) to (3) | General duty of principal regulator in relation to an exempt charity | In so far as they relate to the specified exempt charities. |
Section 14 | Commission to consult principal regulator before exercising powers in relation to exempt charity | In so far as it relates to the specified exempt charities. |
Section 29(2) | Duty of auditor etc. of charity which is not a company to report matters to the Commission | In so far as it relates to the specified exempt charities. |
Section 75(1) to (3) | Amendments, repeals, revocations and transitional provisions | In so far as they relate to the provisions of Schedules 8 to 10 to the 2006 Act commenced by article 2 of this Order. |
Schedule 5 | Exempt charities: increased regulation under 1993 Act | In so far as it relates to the specified exempt charities. |
Schedule 8, paragraph 104 | Minor and consequential amendments | In so far as it inserts a new section 10B into the 1993 Act, or refers to section 10B, for the purpose of enabling disclosure of information to and by principal regulators of specified exempt charities. |
Schedule 8, paragraph 176 | Minor and consequential amendments | In so far as it refers to section 10B of the 1993 Act for the purposes for which paragraph 104 of Schedule 8 to the 2006 Act has been commenced by article 2 of this Order. |
Schedule 9 | Repeals and revocations | In so far as they relate to the specified exempt charities the entries relating to sections 6(9), 9(4), 16(4)(c) and (5), 17(7), 28(10), 33(2) and (7), and 73(4) of the 1993 Act. |
Schedule 10, paragraph 8 | Transitional provisions and savings | In so far as it relates to the amendments made by section 29(2) of the 2006 Act (as commenced by article 2 of this Order) and the duty imposed by section 46(2A) of the 1993 Act (inserted by section 29(2)) in relation to the specified exempt charities. |
SCHEDULE 2TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS
Inquiries under section 8 of the 1993 Act1
1
Where the Commission has instituted an inquiry under section 8 of the 1993 Act before 1st August 2011, the inquiry may extend to an academy or sixth form college charity as if it had been requested by the principal regulator of that charity.
2
Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the Commission must not institute any inquiry under section 8 (as amended by the provisions of the 2006 Act commenced by article 2 of this Order for the purposes specified in Schedule 1) on or after 1st August 2011—
a
in relation to a foundation or voluntary school charity and in respect of any period beginning before that day; or
b
which covers any period beginning before that day and would extend to a foundation or voluntary school charity.
3
The Commission may, if—
a
a request is made by the principal regulator of a foundation or voluntary school charity; and
b
it considers it appropriate to do so,
institute an inquiry under section 8 of the 1993 Act on or after 1st August 2011 into that charity in respect of a relevant matter.
4
For the purposes of this paragraph a matter is a relevant matter if—
a
it initially arose before 1st August 2011 but during the current financial year of the charity; and
b
the Commission was not aware of it before that day.
5
In this paragraph—
“current financial year” means, in relation to a charity, a financial year—
- a
which began before 1st August 2011; but
- b
ends on or after that day;
- a
“financial year” has the meaning given by section 97(1) of the 1993 Act.
Costs in promoting a Bill before Parliament2
Where immediately before 1st August 2011 a foundation or voluntary school charity was preparing or promoting a Bill in Parliament, section 17(7) of the 1993 Act does not apply in respect of any expenditure incurred by that charity on or after that day in the preparation or promotion of that Bill.
Ongoing charity proceedings3
1
Any charity proceedings—
a
relating to a foundation or voluntary school charity; and
b
taken before 1st August 2011,
continue on or after that day as if they had been authorised by the Commission.
2
In this paragraph “charity proceedings” has the meaning given by section 33(8) of the 1993 Act.
Persons acting as charity trustee or trustee while disqualified4
1
The Commission may not make any order under section 73(4) of the 1993 Act which would require a person (“P”) to—
a
repay to a foundation or voluntary school charity the whole or part of any relevant sum received by P by way of remuneration or expenses; or
b
pay to that charity the whole or part of the monetary value of any relevant benefit in kind received by P.
2
For the purposes of this paragraph—
a
a sum by way or remuneration or expenses or a benefit in kind received by P is a relevant sum or benefit in kind if it is received by P in connection with P’s acting as a charity trustee of or trustee for the foundation or voluntary school charity at any time—
i
before 1st August 2011; and
ii
when P was disqualified by section 72 of the 1993 Act for acting as such a trustee; and
b
it does not matter whether the sum or benefit is received by P before, on or after 1st August 2011.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
Various provisions of the Charities Act 2006 have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order. The relevant provisions of that Act are set out in the following table.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I.No. |
|---|---|---|
s.1 | 01.04.2008 | |
s.2: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.3: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.4: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.5: partially partially for all remaining purposes |
01.04.2008 01.04.2009 01.04.2010 |
S.I. 2008/945, as amended by S.I. 2009/841 S.I. 2008/945, as amended by S.I. 2009/841 |
s.6 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.7: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 18.03.2008 |
|
s.8: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 18.03.2008 |
|
s.9: partially partially | 27.02.2007 31.01.2009 | |
s.10 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.11: partially partially partially | 27.02.2007 31.01.2009 01.06.2010 | |
s.12 (partially) | 01.06.2010 | |
s.13 (partially) | 01.06.2010 | |
s.14 (partially) | 01.06.2010 | |
ss.15 and 16 | 18.03.2008 | |
s.17: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 18.03.2008 |
|
ss.18 to 21 | 18.03.2008 | |
ss.22 to 28 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.29: partially partially | 01.04.2008 01.06.2010 | |
s.30: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.31 | 18.03.2008 | |
s.32 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.33 | 01.04.2008 | |
s.34 (partially) | 27.02.2007 | |
s.35 | 27.02.2007 | |
ss.36 and 37 | 18.03.2008 | |
s.38: partially partially |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.39 | 27.02.2007 | |
ss.40 and 41 | 18.03.2008 | |
s.42 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.43 | 18.03.2008 | |
s.44 (partially) | 28.11.2007 | |
s.45 (partially) | 01.04.2008 | |
s.46 (partially) | 01.04.2008 | |
s.47 (partially) | 01.04.2008 | |
s.67 | 01.04.2008 | |
s.68: partially partially |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
s.69 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.70 | 01.04.2007 | |
s.71 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.72 | 27.02.2007 | |
s.73 | 31.01.2009 | |
s.75: partially partially partially partially partially partially partially partially | 27.02.2007 28.11.2007 18.03.2008 01.04.2008 31.01.2009 30.09.2009 01.04.2010 01.06.2010 | S.I. 2007/3286 and S.I. 2008/945 S.I. 2008/945, as amended by S.I. 2009/841 |
s.76 | 27.02.2007 | |
Schedules 1 and 2 | 27.02.2007 | |
Schedule 3 | 18.03.2008 | |
Schedule 4: partially partially partially |
27.02.2007 18.03.2008 31.01.2009 |
|
Schedule 5 (partially) | 01.06.2010 | |
Schedule 6: partially for all remaining purposes |
27.02.2007 01.04.2008 |
|
Schedule 7 (partially) | 27.02.2007 | |
Schedule 8: partially partially partially partially partially partially |
27.02.2007 18.03.2008 01.04.2008 31.01.2009 30.09.2009 01.06.2010 |
|
Schedule 9: partially partially partially partially partially partially partially |
27.02.2007 28.11.2007 18.03.2008 01.04.2008 30.09.2009 01.04.2010 01.06.2010 |
S.I. 2008/945, as amended by S.I. 2009/841 |
Schedule 10: partially partially partially partially
partially partially partially |
27.02.2007 28.11.2007 18.03.2008 01.04.2008
31.01.2009 01.04.2010 01.06.2010 |
S.I. 2007/3286 and S.I. 2008/945 S.I. 2008/945, as amended by S.I. 2009/841 |