UK Act of Parliament 2016 United Kingdom

Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016

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At a glance

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.001

Official warnings by the Commission

s.002

Investigations and power to suspend

s.003

Range of conduct to be considered when exercising powers

s.004

Power to remove trustees

s.005

Power to remove disqualified trustee

s.006

Power to direct specified action not to be taken

s.007

Power to direct winding up

s.008

Power to direct property to be applied to another charity

s.009

Automatic disqualification from being a trustee

s.010

Power to disqualify from being a trustee

s.011

Records of disqualification and removal

s.012

Participation in corporate decisions while disqualified

s.013

Fund-raising

s.014

Reserve powers to control fund-raising

s.015

Power to make social investments

s.016

Reviews of the operation of this Act

s.017

Short title, extent and commencement

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

Charity Commission

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Statutory regulator of registered charities in England and Wales. Maintains the public register of charities (168,000+ registered). Ensures charity trustees comply with …