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Enforced by: Charity Commission
Status: In Force

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Part 1

Purposes, powers and governing documents

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16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Alteration of charitable company’s purposes

s.002 Amendments to constitution of CIOs

s.003 Powers of unincorporated charities

s.004 Power to amend Royal charter

s.005 Orders under section 73 of the Charities Act 2011: parliamentary procedure

s.006 Cy-près powers

s.007 Proceeds of fund-raising: power of charity trustees to apply cy-près

s.008 Power of the court and the Commission to make schemes

s.009 Definition of “permanent endowment”

s.010 Amendment of powers to release restrictions on spending capital

s.011 Taking effect of resolution under section 282 of the Charities Act 2011

s.012 Power to borrow from permanent endowment

s.013 Total return investment

s.014 Special trusts

s.015 Small ex gratia payments

s.016 Power of Commission etc to authorise ex gratia payments etc

Part 2

Charity land

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.017 Scope of Part 7 of the Charities Act 2011

s.018 Exceptions to restrictions on dispositions or mortgages of charity land

s.019 Advertising and report requirements for disposition of charity land

s.020 Advice relating to the disposition of charity land

s.021 Advice etc from charity trustees, officers and employees

s.022 Residential tenancies granted to employees

s.023 Information to be included in certain instruments

s.024 Amendments of the Universities and College Estates Act 1925

Part 3

Charity names

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.025 Working names etc

s.026 Power to delay registration of unsuitably named charity

s.027 Power to delay entry of unsuitable name in register

s.028 Power to direct change of name of exempt charity

Part 4

Charity trustees

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.029 Powers relating to appointments of trustees

s.030 Remuneration of charity trustees etc providing goods or services to charity

s.031 Remuneration etc of charity trustees etc

s.032 Trustee of charitable trust: status as trust corporation

Part 5

Charity mergers

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.033 Gifts to merged charity

s.034 Vesting declarations: exclusions

s.035 Vesting permanent endowment following a merger

Part 6

Legal proceedings

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.036 Costs incurred in relation to Tribunal proceedings etc

Part 7

General

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5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.037 Public notice as regards Commission orders etc

s.038 “Connected person”: illegitimate children

s.039 “Connected person”: power to amend

s.040 Minor and consequential provision

s.041 Extent, commencement and short title

Schedules

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72 other schedules

s.001 Amendments of the Universities and College Estates Act 1925: consequential amendments

s.sch001 Law of Property (Amendment) Act 1926 (c. 11)

s.sch001 Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969 (c. 10)

s.sch001 Agriculture Act 1970 (c. 40)

s.sch001 Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 55)

s.sch001 Universities and College Estates Act 1925 (Amendment) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/443)

s.sch001 Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)

s.sch001 Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (c. 5)

s.sch001 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)

s.sch001 Solicitors’ Recognised Bodies Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2684)

s.sch001 Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)

s.sch001 Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995 (c. 8)

s.sch001 Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (c. 36)

s.sch001 Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53)

s.sch001 Cathedrals Measure 1999 (No. 1)

s.sch001 Trustee Act 2000 (c. 29)

s.sch001 Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

s.sch001 Cathedrals Measure 2021 (No. 2)

s.sch001 Landlord and Tenant (War Damage) Act 1939 (c. 72)

s.sch001 Universities and Colleges (Trusts) Act 1943 (c. 9)

s.sch001 Coast Protection Act 1949 (c. 74)

s.sch001 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56)

s.sch001 Universities and College Estates Act 1964 (c. 51)

s.sch001 Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10)

s.sch001 Leasehold Reform Act 1967 (c. 88)

s.sch002 Minor and consequential amendments

s.sch002 The Charities Act 2011 is amended in accordance with paragraphs...

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions)—

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 5 of this Act

s.sch002 In section 5 of the Coal Industry Act 1987 (coal...

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 6 of this Act

s.sch002 In Schedule 8 (transitionals and savings), in paragraph 17 (application...

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions)—

s.sch002 Amendments relating to sections 10 and 11 of this Act

s.sch002 (1) Section 284 (taking effect of resolution under section 282)...

s.sch002 (1) Section 285 (power to alter sums specified in certain...

s.sch002 For the heading of Part 13 substitute “Powers to amend...

s.sch002 Amendment relating to section 2 of this Act

s.sch002 Amendment relating to sections 10 and 12 of this Act

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 12 of this Act

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions), in the entry...

s.sch002 Amendment relating to section 13 of this Act

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 14 of this Act

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions)—

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 16 of this Act

s.sch002 In Schedule 6 (appeals and applications to Tribunal), after the...

s.sch002 Amendment relating to section 22 of this Act

s.sch002 Amendment relating to section 23 of this Act

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 3 of this Act

s.sch002 The Charities Act 2011 is amended in accordance with paragraphs...

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 25 of this Act

s.sch002 In section 45 (change of name where charity is a...

s.sch002 In section 208(2) (refusal of application for constitution and registration...

s.sch002 In section 231(2) (refusal of application for conversion to CIO)—...

s.sch002 In section 237(3) (refusal of application for amalgamation of CIOs)—...

s.sch002 In Schedule 6 (appeals and applications to Tribunal), in the...

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions), after the entry...

s.sch002 The Charities Act 2011 is amended in accordance with paragraphs...

s.sch002 Amendments relating to section 30 of this Act

s.sch002 In section 328 (suspension of time limits while reference is...

s.sch002 In Schedule 11 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry...

s.sch002 In section 7A of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure...

s.sch002 Amendment relating to section 31 of this Act

s.sch002 In section 199 of the Charities Act 2011 (meaning of...

s.sch002 In section 248 of the Charities Act 2011 (meaning of...

s.sch002 In section 292B of the Charities Act 2011 (general power...

s.sch002 In section 77 of the Companies Act 2006 (change of...

s.sch002 In section 350 (connected person: child, spouse and civil partner)—...

s.sch002 In section 351 (connected person: controlled institution), for “and 249(2)(d)”...

s.sch002 In section 352 (connected person: substantial interest in body corporate),...

s.sch002 In Schedule 6 (appeals and applications to Tribunal)—

s.sch002 In Schedule 9 (transitory modifications), in the table in paragraph...

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