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Table of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesMore ResourcesPrevious: IntroductionNext: PartPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreStatus:This version of this part contains provisions that are prospective.StatusThe term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.Changes to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Charities Act 2006. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267 by S.I. 2009/2648 art. 3specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267 by S.I. 2010/1942 art. 2specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/3267 by S.I. 2011/1725 Sch. para. 6Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 57(8) inserted by S.I. 2009/1834 Sch. 1 para. 17(b)s. 73(6) inserted by 2011 c. 25 Sch. 7 para. 120(2)Sch. 8 para. 174(b)(c) coming into force by S.I. 2007/309 art. 2 Sch.Sch. 8 para. 210(b)(c) coming into force by S.I. 2008/3267 art. 2 Sch.Sch. 10 para. 23(a)(b)(d) and word repealed by 2011 c. 25 Sch. 10Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Charities Act 2006Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:S.I. 2009/841 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2008/945 art. 2A 3 10 Sch. 1A Sch. 2Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2007/309 art. 2 3 Sch. commences (2006 c. 50)S.I. 2008/751 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 50)S.I. 2009/803 art. 2-10 commences (2008 c. 17)S.I. 2010/862 art. 2 3 commences (2008 c. 17)Prospective Part 1 E+W+S+N.I.Meaning of “charity” and “charitable purpose”1Meaning of “charity”E+W+S+N.I.(1)For the purposes of the law of England and Wales, “charity” means an institution which—
(3)A reference in any enactment or document to a charity within the meaning of the Charitable Uses Act 1601 (c. 4) or the preamble to it is to be construed as a reference to a charity as defined by subsection (1).
2Meaning of “charitable purpose”E+W+S+N.I.(1)For the purposes of the law of England and Wales, a charitable purpose is a purpose which—
(a)falls within subsection (2), and
(b)is for the public benefit (see section 3).
(2)A purpose falls within this subsection if it falls within any of the following descriptions of purposes—
(j)the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage;
(l)the promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces of the Crown, or of the efficiency of the police, fire and rescue services or ambulance services;
(m)any other purposes within subsection (4).
(b)in paragraph (d) “the advancement of health” includes the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering;
(ii)the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, the voluntary sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities;
(d)in paragraph (g) “sport” means sports or games which promote health by involving physical or mental skill or exertion;
(e)paragraph (j) includes relief given by the provision of accommodation or care to the persons mentioned in that paragraph; and
(f)in paragraph (l) “fire and rescue services” means services provided by fire and rescue authorities under Part 2 of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 (c. 21).
(4)The purposes within this subsection (see subsection (2)(m)) are—
(a)any purposes not within paragraphs (a) to (l) of subsection (2) but recognised as charitable purposes under existing charity law or by virtue of section 1 of the Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17);
(b)any purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to, or within the spirit of, any purposes falling within any of those paragraphs or paragraph (a) above; and
(c)any purposes that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to, or within the spirit of, any purposes which have been recognised under charity law as falling within paragraph (b) above or this paragraph.
(5)Where any of the terms used in any of paragraphs (a) to (l) of subsection (2), or in subsection (3), has a particular meaning under charity law, the term is to be taken as having the same meaning where it appears in that provision.
(6)Any reference in any enactment or document (in whatever terms)—
(b)to institutions having purposes that are charitable under charity law,
is to be construed in accordance with subsection (1).
(a)applies whether the enactment or document was passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, but
(b)does not apply where the context otherwise requires.
“charity law” means the law relating to charities in England and Wales; and
“existing charity law” means charity law as in force immediately before the day on which this section comes into force.
3The “public benefit” testE+W+S+N.I.(1)This section applies in connection with the requirement in section 2(1)(b) that a purpose falling within section 2(2) must be for the public benefit if it is to be a charitable purpose.
(2)In determining whether that requirement is satisfied in relation to any such purpose, it is not to be presumed that a purpose of a particular description is for the public benefit.
(3)In this Part any reference to the public benefit is a reference to the public benefit as that term is understood for the purposes of the law relating to charities in England and Wales.
(4)Subsection (3) applies subject to subsection (2).
4Guidance as to operation of public benefit requirementE+W(1)The Charity Commission for England and Wales (see section 6 of this Act) must issue guidance in pursuance of its public benefit objective.
5Special provisions about recreational charities, sports clubs etc.E+W+S+N.I.(1)The Recreational Charities Act 1958 (c. 17) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
(2)In section 1 (certain recreational and similar purposes deemed to be charitable) for subsection (2) substitute—
“(2)The requirement in subsection (1) that the facilities are provided in the interests of social welfare cannot be satisfied if the basic conditions are not met.
(2A)The basic conditions are—
(a)that the facilities are provided with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities are primarily intended; and
(i)those persons have need of the facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty, or social and economic circumstances, or
(ii)the facilities are to be available to members of the public at large or to male, or to female, members of the public at large.”
(3)Section 2 (miners' welfare trusts) is omitted.
(4)A registered sports club established for charitable purposes is to be treated as not being so established, and accordingly cannot be a charity.
(5)In subsection (4) a “registered sports club” means a club for the time being registered under Schedule 18 to the Finance Act 2002 (c. 23) (relief for community amateur sports club).