Charities Act 1993 (repealed) Part I The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities The Charity Commisioners. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Charity Commission 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commission's objectives 1B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commission's general functions 1C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commission's general duties 1D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Commission's incidental powers 1E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The official custodian for charities. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 1A The ... Tribunal The ...Tribunal 2A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Practice and procedure 2B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeal from Tribunal 2C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intervention by Attorney General 2D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part II Registration and Names of Charities Registration of charities Register of charities 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration of charities 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duties of trustees in connection with registration 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of, and claims and objections to, registration. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status of registered charity (other than small charity) to appear on official publications etc. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charity names Power of Commission to require charity’s name to be changed. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of direction under s. 6 where charity is a company. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part III Information Powers General power to institute inquiries. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to call for documents and search records. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information to Commission 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information by Commission 10A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure to and by principal regulators of exempt charities 10B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disclosure of information: supplementary 10C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supply of false or misleading information to Commission , etc. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Part IV Application of Property Cy-près and Assistance and Supervision of Charities by Court and Commission Extended powers of court and variation of charters Occasions for applying property cy-près. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application cy-près of gifts made in response to certain solicitations 14A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cy-près schemes 14B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charities governed by charter, or by or under statute. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers of Commission to make schemes and act for protection of charities et ceteralaetc. Concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further powers to make schemes or alter application of charitable property. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to act for protection of charities. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to suspend or remove trustees etc. from membership of charity 18A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions relating to interim manager appointed for a charity. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to give specific directions for protection of charity 19A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to direct application of charity property 19B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy of order under section 18, 18A, 19A or 19B, and Commission's reasons, to be sent to charity 19C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publicity relating to schemes 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Publicity for orders relating to trustees or other individuals 20A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property vested in official custodian Entrusting charity property to official custodian, and termination of trust. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions as to property vested in official custodian. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Divestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Establishment of common investment or deposit funds Schemes to establish common investment funds. 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schemes to establish common deposit funds. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “Scottish recognised body” and “Northern Ireland charity” in sections 24 and 25 25A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional powers of Commission Power to authorise dealings with charity property etc. 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to authorise ex gratia payments etc. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to give directions about dormant bank accounts of charities. 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to give advice and guidance 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to determine membership of charity 29A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powers for preservation of charity documents. 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to order taxation of solicitor’s bill. 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to enter premises 31A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal proceedings relating to charities Proceedings by Commission 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceedings by other persons. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Report of s. 8 inquiry to be evidence in certain proceedings. 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meaning of “trust corporation” Application of provisions to trust corporations appointed under s. 16 or 18. 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part V Charity Land Restrictions on dispositions. 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions relating to dispositions. 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restrictions on mortgaging. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions relating to mortgaging. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Release of charity rentcharges. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VI Charity Accounts, Reports and Returns Duty to keep accounting records. 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual statements of accounts. 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual audit or examination of charity accounts. 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual audit or examination of English National Health Service charity accounts 43A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual audit or examination of Welsh National Health Service charity accounts 43B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc. 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty of auditors etc. to report matters to Commission 44A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual reports. 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special provision as respects accounts and annual reports of exempt and other excepted charities. 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public inspection of annual reports etc. 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annual returns by registered charities. 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Group accounts 49A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VII Incorporation of Charity Trustees Incorporation of trustees of a charity. 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Estate to vest in body corporate. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for incorporation. 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nomination of trustees, and filling up vacancies. 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liability of trustees and others, notwithstanding incorporation. 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certificate to be evidence of compliance with requirements for incorporation. 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Commission to amend certificate of incorporation. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Records of applications and certificates. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of orders and directions. 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gifts to charity before incorporation to have same effect afterwards. 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Execution of documents by incorporated body. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of Commission to dissolve incorporated body. 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Part VII. 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part VIII Charitable Companies Winding up. 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alteration of objects.... 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Invalidity of certain transactions. 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consent of Commission required for approval etc by members of charitable companies 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consent of Commission required for certain acts of charitable company 66A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name to appear on correspondence etc. 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement to disclose charitable status 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil consequences of failure to make required disclosure 68ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criminal consequences of failure to make required disclosure 68ZB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duty of charity’s auditors etc. to report matters to Commission 68A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investigation of accounts. 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 8A Charitable incorporated organisations Nature and constitution Charitable incorporated organisations 69A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Constitution 69B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Name and status 69C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civil consequences of failure to disclose name and status 69CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences connected with name and status 69D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration Application for registration 69E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registration 69F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion, amalgamation and transfer Conversion of charitable company or registered industrial and provident society 69G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion: consideration of application 69H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion: supplementary 69I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of community interest company 69J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amalgamation of CIOs 69K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amalgamation: supplementary 69L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of CIO 's undertaking 69M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winding up, insolvency and dissolution Regulations about winding up, insolvency and dissolution 69N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous Power to transfer all property of unincorporated charity to one or more CIOs 69O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Further provision about CIOs 69P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations 69Q . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part IX Miscellaneous Powers of investment Relaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments. 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extension of powers of investment. 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charity trustees Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity. 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified. 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remuneration of trustees etc. providing services to charity 73A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Supplementary provisions for purposes of section 73A 73B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disqualification of trustee receiving remuneration under section 73A 73C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to relieve trustees, auditors etc. from liability for breach of trust or duty 73D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Court's power to grant relief to apply to all auditors etc. of charities which are not companies 73E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trustees' indemnity insurance 73F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous powers o charities Power to transfer all property of unincorporated charity 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resolution not to take effect or to take effect at later date 74A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer where charity has permanent endowment 74B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to replace purposes of unincorporated charity 74C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to modify powers or procedures of unincorporated charity 74D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of unincorporated charities to spend capital: general 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of larger unincorporated charities to spend capital given for particular purpose 75A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power to spend capital subject to special trusts 75B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mergers Register of charity mergers 75C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Register of charity mergers: supplementary 75D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-merger vesting declarations 75E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effect of registering charity merger on gifts to transferor 75F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local charities Local authority’s index of local charities. 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reviews of local charities by local authority. 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-operation between charities, and between charities and local authorities. 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parochial charities. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scottish charities Supervision by Commission of certain Scottish charities. 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative provisions about charities Manner of giving notice of charity meetings, etc. 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manner of executing instruments. 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer and evidence of title to property vested in trustees. 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part X Supplementary Supply by Commission of copies of documents open to public inspection. 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fees and other amounts payable to Commission 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regulations and orders. 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consultation by Commission before exercising powers in relation to exempt charity 86A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of requirements by order of Commission . 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enforcement of orders of Commission 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other provisions as to orders of Commission 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Directions of the Commission 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Service of orders and directions. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals from Commissioners. 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous provisions as to evidence. 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences. 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offences by bodies corporate. 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction of references to a “charity” or to particular classes of charity. 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General interpretation. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consequential amendments and repeals. 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement and transitional provisions. 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title and extent. 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .