Scottish Statutory Instrument 2009 Scotland

The Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009

View on legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab) Ask Guv about this Act

At a glance

Enforced by

OSCR

What's here

5 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 5

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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.

s.002

Agreement between fundraisers and benevolent bodies

  • Have written fundraising agreement with required content Any Person
s.003

Information to be provided by fundraisers

  • Provide required information to donors when fundraising Any Person
s.004

Further information regarding remuneration

  • Disclose your remuneration method and amount when fundraising for charities Any Person
s.005

Rights to a refund or to cancel agreements

  • Refund payments or cancel agreements when donors request it Any Person
s.007

Availability of books, documents or other records

  • Provide records to the charity if asked Any Person
Browse 3 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

s.006

Transmission of money or promises of money to benevolent bodies

s.008

Offences and penalties

Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

OSCR

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Registers and regulates Scottish charities. Maintains the Scottish Charity Register. Investigates concerns about charity governance and misconduct.

Explore more

Browse legislation

Find other UK business legislation with related guidance.

Regulators

Learn more about the bodies that enforce this legislation.