Charities Act 1994
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 COMMISSIONER OF CHARITIES
3 Appointment of Commissioner of Charities and other officers
4 Objectives and general functions of Commissioner
Part 3 CHARITY COUNCIL
5 Charity Council
6 Functions of Council
Part 4 REGISTRATION OF CHARITIES AND PROVISIONS FOR INQUIRING INTO CHARITIES
7 Registration of charities
8 Effect of, and claims and objections to, registration
9 Power of Commissioner to require change of charity’s name
10 General power of Commissioner to institute inquiries
Part 5 CHARITY ACCOUNTS, REPORTS AND RETURNS
11 Duty to keep accounting records
12 Financial statements
13 Annual audit or examination of charity accounts
14 Annual reports
15 Public inspection of annual reports, etc.
16 Offences
Part 6 SMALL CHARITIES
17 Power to transfer all property, modify objects, etc.
18 Power to spend capital
Part 7 APPLICATION OF PROPERTY CY-PRÈS AND ASSISTANCE AND SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES BY COURT AND COMMISSIONER
19 Occasions for applying property cy-près
20 Application cy-près of gifts of donors unknown or disclaiming
21 Entrusting charity property to Public Trustee and termination of trust
22 Concurrent jurisdiction with General Division of High Court for certain purposes
23 Power to act for protection of charities
24 Power to suspend or remove trustees, etc., from membership of charity
25 Supplementary provisions relating to receiver and manager appointed for charity
26 Power to direct application of charity property
27 Power to direct application of charity property after charity ceases to exist
28 Disqualifications and effects of removal
29 Persons acting in capacity from which disqualified
30 Publicity for proceedings under this Part
31 Power to authorise dealings with charity property, etc.
32 Taking of legal proceedings
33 Charitable companies
34 Power to relieve governing board members, etc., from personal liability
Part 8 FUND-RAISING APPEALS
35 Interpretation of this Part
36 Prohibition on conducting fund-raising appeal without permit
37 Power of Commissioner to prohibit or restrict, or suspend, fund‑raising appeal
38 Regulations relating to fund-raising appeals
39 Exclusion of judicial review
Part 9 INSTITUTIONS OF A PUBLIC CHARACTER AND SECTOR ADMINISTRATORS
40 Interpretation of this Part
41 Appointment of Sector Administrators
42 Regulations relating to institutions of a public character and Sector Administrators
Part 10 MISCELLANEOUS
43 Manner of giving notice of charity meetings, etc.
44 Power of Commissioner to call for documents and search records
45 Supply of false or misleading information to Commissioner, etc.
46 Disclosure of information to and by Commissioner
47 Miscellaneous provisions as to orders of Commissioner
48 Service of documents
49 Holding out as registered charity or institution of a public character
50 Offences by corporations
51 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
52 Enforcement of orders of Commissioner
53 Appeals from Commissioner
54 Protection from liability
55 Power to compound
56 Prosecution of offences
57 Regulations
58 Transitional provisions
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table