Charities Act(CHAPTER 37)
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II COMMISSIONER OF CHARITIES
3 Appointment of Commissioner of Charities and other officers
4 Objectives and general functions of Commissioner
Part IIA CHARITY COUNCIL
4A Charity Council
4B Functions of Council
Part III REGISTRATION OF CHARITIES AND PROVISIONS FOR INQUIRING INTO CHARITIES
5 Registration of charities
6 Effect of, and claims and objections to, registration
7 Power of Commissioner to require change of charity’s name
8 General power of Commissioner to institute inquiries
9 (Repealed)
10 (Repealed)
11 (Repealed)
Part IV CHARITY ACCOUNTS, REPORTS AND RETURNS
12 Duty to keep accounting records
13 Financial statements
14 Annual audit or examination of charity accounts
15 (Repealed)
16 Annual reports
17 Public inspection of annual reports, etc.
18 Offences
Part V SMALL CHARITIES
19 Power to transfer all property, modify objects, etc.
20 Power to spend capital
Part VI APPLICATION OF PROPERTY CY-PRÈS AND ASSISTANCE AND SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES BY COURT AND COMMISSIONER
21 Occasions for applying property cy-près
22 Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming
23 Entrusting charity property to Public Trustee and termination of trust
24 Concurrent jurisdiction with General Division of High Court for certain purposes
25 Power to act for protection of charities
25A Power to suspend or remove trustees, etc., from membership of charity
26 Supplementary provisions relating to receiver and manager appointed for a charity
26A Power to direct application of charity property
26B Power to direct application of charity property after charity ceases to exist
27 Disqualifications and effects of removal
28 Persons acting in capacity from which disqualified
29 Publicity for proceedings under this Part
30 Power to authorise dealings with charity property, etc.
31 Taking of legal proceedings
32 Charitable companies
32A Power to relieve governing board members, etc., from personal liability
Part VII
[Repealed by Act 34/2010 wef 01/03/2011]
Part VIII FUND-RAISING APPEALS
39 Interpretation of this Part
39A Prohibition on conducting fund-raising appeal without permit
39B Power of Commissioner to prohibit or restrict, or suspend, fund-raising appeal
39C Regulations relating to fund-raising appeals
40 Exclusion of judicial review
Part VIIIA INSTITUTIONS OF A PUBLIC CHARACTER AND SECTOR ADMINISTRATORS
40A Interpretation of this Part
40B Appointment of Sector Administrators
40C Regulations relating to institutions of a public character and Sector Administrators
Part IX MISCELLANEOUS
41 Manner of giving notice of charity meetings, etc.
41A Power of Commissioner to call for documents and search records
41B Supply of false or misleading information to Commissioner, etc.
41C Disclosure of information to and by Commissioner
42 Miscellaneous provisions as to orders of Commissioner
43 Service of documents
43A Holding out as registered charity or institution of a public character
44 Offences by corporations
44A Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
45 Enforcement of orders of Commissioner
46 Appeals from Commissioner
46A Protection from liability
47 Power to compound
47A Prosecution of offences
48 Regulations
49 Transitional provisions
THE SCHEDULE Exempt Charities
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