the name of the charity,

the principal office of the charity or, where it does not have such an office, the name and address of one of its charity trustees,

the purposes of the charity,

where the charity is a designated religious charity or a designated national collector, that fact,

any other information in relation to the charity which the Scottish Ministers by regulations require to be set out in the Register, and

any other information in relation to the charity which OSCR considers appropriate.

from time to time, review each entry in the Register, and

it considers that the applicant's name falls within section 10, or

the application must, by virtue of regulations under section 6(1), be refused,

information and documents which must be specified in or accompany an application,

the form and manner in which applications must be made,

the period within which OSCR must make a decision on an application, and

circumstances in which OSCR must refuse to enter a body in the Register.

its purposes consist only of one or more of the charitable purposes, and

it provides (or, in the case of an applicant, provides or intends to provide) public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere.

the prevention or relief of poverty,

the advancement of education,

the advancement of religion,

the advancement of health,

the saving of lives,

the advancement of citizenship or community development,

the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science,

the advancement of public participation in sport,

the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended,

the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation,

the promotion of religious or racial harmony,

the promotion of equality and diversity,

the advancement of environmental protection or improvement,

the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage,

the advancement of animal welfare,

any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes.

in paragraph (d), “the advancement of health” includes the prevention or relief of sickness, disease or human suffering,

in paragraph (h), “sport” means sport which involves physical skill and exertion,

paragraph (n) includes relief given by the provision of accommodation or care, and

for the purposes of paragraph (p), the advancement of any philosophical belief (whether or not involving belief in a god) is analogous to the purpose set out in paragraph (c).

its constitution allows it to distribute or otherwise apply any of its property (on being wound up or at any other time) for a purpose which is not a charitable purpose,

its constitution expressly permits the Scottish Ministers or a Minister of the Crown to direct or otherwise control its activities, or

it is, or one of its purposes is to advance, a political party.

where benefit is, or is likely to be, provided to a section of the public only, whether any condition on obtaining that benefit (including any charge or fee) is unduly restrictive.

the same as, or too like, the name of a charity,

likely to mislead the public as to the true nature of the purposes of the body or of the activities which it carries on, or intends to carry on, in pursuit of those purposes,

likely to give the impression that the body is connected in some way to the Scottish Administration, Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom or any local authority, or with any other person, when it is not so connected, or

offensive.

in the case of an applicant, the purposes set out in the statement accompanying its application,

in the case of a charity, the purposes set out in its entry in the Register, and

in the case of an SCIO proposed in an application under section 54(1), 56(1) or 59(1), the purposes set out in the SCIO's proposed constitution accompanying the application.

as a body entered in the Register, and

as being established under the law of Scotland or managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland.

that it is a charity,

such other information as may be specified in the regulations,

exempt charities, or charities of a particular type, from any of the requirements imposed by the regulations,

provide that any statement required by them may, in the case of documents which are otherwise wholly or mainly in a language other than English, be made in that other language.

amending its constitution so far as it relates to its purposes,

amalgamating with another body,

winding itself up or dissolving itself,

applying to the court in relation to any action set out in paragraphs (a) to (c).

in pursuance of an approved reorganisation scheme, or

for which OSCR's consent is required by virtue of any other enactment.

refuses its consent, or

directs the charity not to take the action for a period of not more than 6 months specified in the direction,

may be revoked at any time,

may be varied, but not so as to have effect for a period of more than 6 months from the date on which it is given.

give its consent, whether or not subject to conditions, or

refuse its consent.

any change in any other details set out in its entry in the Register,

any change to its constitution,

any action set out in section 16(2)(b) to (d) which the charity has taken,

any administration order or an order for winding up made by the court in respect of the charity,

the appointment of a receiver in respect of any of the charity's property,

any property previously acquired, or any property representing property previously acquired,

any property representing income which has previously accrued, and

the income from any such property,

in Chapter 4—

• sections 28 and 29,

• section 31(1) to (3) and (5) to (9),

• section 32,

• section 33(2) to (5),

• section 34(1) to (3), (5)(a) to (c) and (f) to (h), (7) and (10)(b), and

• section 37, and

in Chapter 6, sections 44 and 45.

that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property or income to which the scheme relates or securing a proper application of such property or income for the purposes which were set out in the body's entry in the Register immediately before its removal, and

that those purposes would be better achieved by transferring the property and income to a charity.

similar to those of OSCR, or

conferred by any enactment and designed to allow the body or office-holder to regulate persons for other purposes.

at all reasonable times at its principal office,

at such other places as it thinks fit, and

otherwise as it thinks fit.

any document, or a copy of or extract from any document,

documents of any type, or copies of or extracts from such documents,

other information or explanation,

the documents, type of documents, copies, extracts, information or explanation which the charity is to provide to OSCR, and

the date (which must be at least 14 days after the date on which the notice is given) by which the charity must do so.

constitution,

latest statement of account prepared under section 44,

for any purpose connected with the exercise of OSCR's functions, or

for the purpose of enabling or assisting the public body or office-holder to exercise any functions.

any office-holder in the Scottish Administration,

the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,

any local authority,

any constable, and

any other Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions.

a designated body from disclosing any information to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions,

a charity trustee of a charity from disclosing any information about that charity to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions,

any person from disclosing any information to OSCR about any matter in respect of which the person is required or authorised by section 46 to make a report to OSCR, or

a relevant financial institution from disclosing any information to OSCR for the purpose of enabling or assisting OSCR to exercise any functions under section 47.

for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (1), any public body or office-holder in Scotland, in any other part of the United Kingdom or in a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,

for the purposes of paragraph (b) of that subsection, any Scottish public authority with mixed functions or no reserved functions,

the person providing the information or explanation knows it to be, or is reckless as to whether it is, false or misleading in a material respect, and

a charity,

a body controlled by a charity (or by two or more charities, when taken together),

a body which is not entered in the Register which appears to OSCR to represent itself as a charity (or which would, but for section 14, so appear),

a person who appears to OSCR to represent a body which is not entered in the Register as a charity,

any particular type of charity, of body falling within paragraph (b) or (c), or of person falling within paragraph (d) or (e).

may be revoked at any time,

may be varied, but not so as to have effect for a period of more than 6 months from the date on which it is given.

any document, or a copy of or extract from any document,

documents of any type, or copies of or extracts from such documents,

any information or explanation,

the documents, type of documents, copies, extracts, information or explanation which the person is to provide to OSCR,

the date (which must be at least 14 days after the date on which the notice is given) by which the person must do so, and

the effect of subsection (6).

direct the charity to take, within such period as may be specified in the direction, such steps as OSCR considers necessary for the purposes of meeting the charity test, or

remove the charity from the Register.

revoke such a direction.

that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property of a charity or securing a proper application of such property for its purposes.

that a body which is not a charity is being or has been represented as a charity, or

that a charity which is not entitled to refer to itself in either of the ways described in section 13(2) is being or has been represented as being established under the law of Scotland or managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland.

have been responsible for or privy to the misconduct,

have contributed to, or facilitated, the misconduct, or

be unable or unfit to perform that person's functions in relation to the property of the charity or body.

the body representing itself as a charity,

the person representing the body as a charity,

the charity representing itself as being established under the law of Scotland or managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland, or, as the case may be

the person representing the charity as being established under the law of Scotland or managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland,

to cease acting, or representing itself as acting, for or on behalf of the charity or body in any activity specified in the direction,

to pay to the charity or body, within such period as the direction may specify, any sums which it has collected for the charity or body and which are held by it or by any relevant financial institution or other person on its behalf, after deducting any sums payable to the person or any other person under an agreement with the charity or body.

has effect for such period of not more than 6 months as is specified in the suspension or direction,

may be revoked at any time,

may be varied, but not so as to have effect for a period of more than 6 months from the date on which the suspension or direction first has effect.

suspension under subsection (4) of section 31, or

direction under subsection (5)(b) or (d) or (8) of that section,

contravenes a suspension under subsection (4) of section 31, or

refuses or fails to comply with a direction under any of subsections (5) to (9) of that section,

in any other case, it is requested to do so by the person in respect of whom the inquiries were made and it has not previously prepared a report of the subject matter of those inquiries under this subsection or subsection (2).

mention the name of any person, or

send a copy of a report prepared under subsection (1) to the person in respect of whom the inquiries were made, and

publish a report prepared under this section or such other statement of the result of inquiries made under section 28 as OSCR thinks fit in such manner as OSCR thinks fit.

that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property of a charity or securing a proper application of such property for its purposes,

interdict (whether temporarily or permanently) the charity or body from such action as the court thinks fit,

interdict (whether temporarily or permanently) the body from representing itself as a charity or from such other action as the court thinks fit,

appoint a judicial factor (whether temporarily or permanently) to manage the affairs of the charity or body,

where the charity or body is a trust, appoint a trustee,

suspend or remove any person concerned in the management or control of the charity or body,

order any relevant financial institution or other person holding property on behalf of the charity or body or of any person concerned in its management or control not to part with the property without the court's consent,

make an order restricting the transactions which may be entered into, or the nature or amount of the payments which may be made, in the administration of the charity or body without the court's consent,

interdict (whether temporarily or permanently) the person from representing the body as a charity or from such other action as the court thinks fit,

interdict (whether temporarily or permanently) the charity or, as the case may be, the person from representing the charity as being established under the law of Scotland or managed or controlled wholly or mainly in or from Scotland or from such other action as the court thinks fit.

interdict (whether temporarily or permanently) the person from acting, or representing itself as acting, on behalf of the charity or body,

order the person to pay to the charity or body any sums which it has collected for the charity or body and which are held by it, any relevant financial institution or other person holding money on its behalf, after deducting any sums payable to the person or any other person under an agreement with the charity or body,

order any relevant financial institution or other person holding property which the court considers to be, or to represent, sums collected for the charity or body not to part with the property without the court's consent.

recall the suspension of a person in pursuance of subsection (5)(e),

vary or recall an order in pursuance of subsection (5)(f) or (g) or under subsection (9)(b) or (c).

another charity,

a body which is controlled by a charity (or by two or more charities, when taken together),

a body which is not a charity but which is or has been representing itself as a charity.

that there is or has been misconduct in the administration of the charity,

that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property of the charity or securing a proper application of such property for its purposes, and

that the charity's purposes would be better achieved by transferring its assets to another charity.

that there is or has been misconduct in the administration of the body or any of the charities which control it,

that it is necessary or desirable to act for the purpose of protecting the property of the body or any such charity, and

that the transfer provided for by the scheme is reasonable.

that the body falls within that paragraph, and

that the transfer provided for by the scheme is reasonable.

which is registered as a charity in England and Wales F7in accordance with section 3A of the Charities Act 1993 (c. 10), or

which, by virtue of F8subsection (2) of that section, is not required to register as a charity under that section.

which has purposes which are the same as or which resemble closely the purposes of the body whose property is transferred, and

which has intimated that it is prepared to receive the property.

that there has been misconduct in the administration of the body, and

that it is necessary or desirable to transfer the property for the purpose of protecting it or securing a proper application of it for the purposes of the body from which it is to be transferred.

charities which are registered social landlords,

bodies controlled by any such charity (or by two or more such charities, when taken together), and

persons acting for or on behalf of any such charity or body.

such charities or bodies, or types of charity or body, as OSCR may specify in the authorisation, and

persons acting for or on behalf of those charities or bodies.

references in those sections to OSCR and to OSCR's functions are to be read as references to the public body or office-holder and to the functions delegated to it, and

the reference in section 25(1)(d) to section 46 is to be read as a reference to subsection (10).

must report to the body or office-holder on any matter which the person would, but for that delegation, be required by section 46(2) to report on to OSCR,

may report to the body or office-holder on any matter which the person would, but for that delegation, be authorised by subsection 46(3) to report on to OSCR.

keep proper accounting records,

prepare for each financial year of the charity a statement of account, including a report on its activities in the financial year,

have the statement of account independently examined or audited, and

after such examination or audit, send a copy of the statement of account to OSCR,

the meaning of “financial year”,

the information to be contained in the accounting records and statement of account,

the manner in which that information is to be presented,

the keeping and preservation of the accounting records,

the methods and principles according to which, and the time by which, the statement of account is to be prepared,

the time by which the copy statement of account is to be sent to OSCR,

examination or audit of the statement of account,

such other matters in relation to the accounts of a charity as the Scottish Ministers think necessary or expedient.

on giving reasonable notice, to enter premises occupied by the charity at all reasonable times,

to have access to, and take possession of, any document appearing to the appointed person to relate to the financial affairs of the charity, and

to require any charity trustee, or agent or employee, of the charity to give the person such assistance, information or explanation as the appointed person may reasonably require.

any costs incurred by OSCR in relation to the appointment of the appointed person, and

the expenses of the appointed person in performing that person's functions under this section.

send to OSCR the statement of account prepared in pursuance of subsection (2),

submit to OSCR a report on the affairs and accounting records of the charity, and

send a copy of the statement of account and report to each person appearing to the appointed person to be a charity trustee of the charity.

any person appointed to carry out an independent examination or audit of a charity's statement of account (including, in the case of a charity which is a company, any person appointed as auditor under F5 Chapter 2 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 ), and

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which the person has reasonable cause to believe is likely to be of material significance for the purposes of the exercise by OSCR of its functions under section 28, 30 or 31,

which does not appear to the person to be one which the person is required to report under subsection (2), but

which the person has reasonable cause to believe is likely to be relevant for the purposes of the exercise by OSCR of any of its functions,

it is an institution which is controlled (whether directly or through one or more nominees) by, or, as the case may be

it is a body corporate in which a substantial interest is held by,

a relevant financial institution (whether or not in response to a request from OSCR) informs OSCR that every account held by the institution in the name of or on behalf of a body appearing to the institution to be a relevant body is dormant,

OSCR is satisfied that the body is a relevant body, and

OSCR is unable, after making reasonable inquiries, to locate any person concerned in the management or control of the body.

a charity, or

entitled by virtue of section 1(7) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) to describe itself as a “Scottish charity”.

such charity as OSCR may determine, having regard to the purposes of the relevant body and the purposes of the charity, or

where OSCR is unable to ascertain the purposes of the relevant body, to such charity as OSCR considers appropriate.

OSCR of an amount withdrawn or transferred from an account by virtue of this section is a complete discharge of the relevant financial institution, or

a charity of an amount received from OSCR by virtue of this section is a complete discharge of OSCR,

if the relevant financial institution by which the accounts are held informs OSCR that the accounts (or any of them) are no longer dormant, or

if OSCR becomes aware of the identity of a person concerned in the management or control of the relevant body and informs the relevant financial institution of that fact.

the procedure to be followed by OSCR under section 47,

the extent to which OSCR, in transferring an amount under subsection (3) of that section, may retain a sum in respect of its expenses in exercising its functions under that section.

a payment into the account, or

a transaction effected by the relevant financial institution holding the account,

a payment into the account,

a transaction effected by the relevant financial institution holding the account, or

a transaction effected by OSCR in pursuance of subsection (3) of that section,

a constitution,

a principal office in Scotland,

2 or more members.

about who is eligible for membership, and how a person becomes a member, and

for the appointment of 3 or more persons (“charity trustees”) who are to be charged with the general control of the SCIO's administration, and about any conditions of eligibility for becoming a charity trustee.

such documents issued by or on behalf of the SCIO,

such documents signed by or on behalf of the SCIO,

“Scottish charitable incorporated organisation”, or

“SCIO” (with or without a full stop after each letter),

issued by or on behalf of the SCIO , or

signed by or on behalf of the SCIO ,

issues, or authorises the issue of, any document referred to in subsection (1)(a) of section 52, or

signs, or authorises the signature on behalf of the SCIO of, any document referred to in subsection (1)(b) of that section,

any body which is not a SCIO and which is representing itself as being a SCIO,

any person who is representing that any such body is a SCIO,

any body which is not a SCIO from representing itself as a SCIO,

a person who is representing that such a body is a SCIO from doing so.

state the name of the SCIO,

state the proposed principal office of the SCIO,

be accompanied by a copy of the SCIO's proposed constitution,

it considers that the SCIO's proposed name falls within section 10,

the SCIO's proposed constitution does not comply with one or more of the requirements of section 50 and any regulations made under that section, or

the application must, by virtue of regulations under section 6(1), be refused,

whose constitution is that proposed in the application,

whose name is that specified in the constitution, and

whose first members are the individuals who made the application.

the date when the entry was made, and

a note stating that the charity is constituted as a SCIO.

a charity which is a company,

a charity which is a registered society within the meaning of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12).

by a company or registered society having a share capital if any of the shares are not fully paid up,

by a company having only a single member.

a copy of the resolution of the company or registered society that it be converted into a SCIO, and

a copy of the resolution of the company or registered society adopting the proposed constitution of the SCIO.

a special resolution of the company or registered society, or

a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of all the members of the company or registered society who would be entitled to vote on a special resolution.

the appropriate registrar, and

such other persons as it thinks fit,

it considers that the SCIO's proposed name falls within section 10,

the SCIO's proposed constitution does not comply with one or more of the requirements of section 50 and any regulations made under that section, or

the application must, by virtue of regulations under section 6(1), be refused.

enter the SCIO in the Register,

send to the appropriate registrar a copy of each of the resolutions of the converting company or registered society referred to in section 56(5) and a copy of the entry in the Register relating to the SCIO, and

once the SCIO's constitution as a SCIO has taken effect, remove from the Register the entry for the converting company or registered society.

registers the documents sent under subsection (1)(b), and

cancels the registration of the company under F11the Companies Act 2006, or of the society under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965 (c. 12),

whose constitution is that proposed in the application for conversion,

whose name is that specified in the constitution, and

whose first members are the members of the converting company or society immediately before the moment of conversion.

a note stating that the charity is constituted as a SCIO,

the date on which it became so constituted, and

a note of the name of the company or society which was converted into the SCIO.

in the case of an application for conversion by a company, the registrar of companies F12...,

in the case of an application for conversion by a registered society, the Financial Services Authority.

a copy of a resolution of each of the old SCIOs approving the proposed amalgamation, and

a copy of a resolution of each of the old SCIOs adopting the proposed constitution of the new SCIO.

by a two-thirds majority of those voting at a general meeting of the SCIO (including those voting by proxy or by post, if voting that way is permitted), or

unanimously by the SCIO's members, otherwise than at a general meeting.

enter the new SCIO in the Register, and

remove from the Register the entries for the old SCIOs.

whose constitution is that proposed in the application for amalgamation,

whose name is that specified in the constitution, and

whose first members are the members of the old SCIOs immediately before the new SCIO was entered in the Register.

all the property, rights and liabilities of each of the old SCIOs become by virtue of this subsection the property, rights and liabilities of the new SCIO, and

each of the old SCIOs is dissolved.

a note stating that it is constituted as a SCIO,

the date on which it became so constituted, and

a note that it was constituted following amalgamation, and of the name of each of the old SCIOs.

a copy of the resolution, and

a copy of a resolution of the transferee SCIO agreeing to the transfer to it.

by a two-thirds majority of those voting at a general meeting of the SCIO (including those voting by proxy or by post, if voting that way is permitted), or

unanimously by the SCIO's members, otherwise than at a general meeting.

all the property, rights and liabilities of the transferor SCIO become by virtue of this subsection the property, rights and liabilities of the transferee SCIO in accordance with the resolution,

the transferor SCIO is dissolved, and

OSCR must remove from the Register the entry for the transferor SCIO.

anything in the SCIO's constitution prevents it acting in the way that it is, or

any constitutional limitations on the powers of the SCIO's charity trustees prevent them from binding the SCIO or authorising others to do so.

the SCIO, because of anything in its constitution, does not have power to do, or

the SCIO's charity trustees, because of any constitutional limitations on their powers, do not have power to do.

by a two-thirds majority of those voting at a general meeting of the SCIO (including those voting by proxy or by post, if voting that way is permitted), or

unanimously by the SCIO's members, otherwise than at a general meeting.

the date of the general meeting at which it was passed, or

if it was passed otherwise than at a general meeting, the date on which the last member agreed to it.

seek, in good faith, to ensure that the charity acts in a manner which is consistent with its purposes,

act with the care and diligence that it is reasonable to expect of a person who is managing the affairs of another person, and

that any breach of a duty under subsection (1) or (2) is corrected by the trustee concerned and not repeated, and

that any trustee who has been in serious or persistent breach of either or both of those duties is removed as a trustee.

provides services to or on behalf of the charity, or

might benefit from any remuneration for the provision of such services by a person with whom the trustee is connected,

that, before entering into the agreement, the charity trustees were satisfied that it would be in the interests of the charity for those services to be provided by the service provider for that maximum amount,

that, immediately after entering into the agreement, less than half of the total number of charity trustees of the charity fall within subsection (4), and

that the charity's constitution does not contain any provision which expressly prohibits the service provider from receiving the remuneration.

party (in the capacity of a service provider) to a written agreement of the type described in subsection (3)(a)(i) under which any obligation is still to be fully discharged,

entitled to receive remuneration from the charity's funds otherwise than by virtue of such an agreement, or

connected with any other charity trustee who falls within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

any authorising provision of the charity's constitution which was in force on 15 November 2004,

an order made by the Court of Session, or

F26this Act or any other enactment.

to the service provider concerned,

where that service provider is a charity trustee, to a charity trustee, or

where that service provider is connected to a charity trustee, to any person so connected.

any child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister of the trustee (and any spouse of any such person),

another person's stepchild, or

brought up or treated by another person as if the person were a child of the other person,

charity trustees, or

directors or officers of any body corporate carrying on any activities on behalf of the charity.

in respect of representation in any criminal proceedings in which the charity trustee is convicted of an offence arising out of any fraud or dishonesty, or wilful or reckless misconduct, by the charity trustee,

to the charity that arises out of any conduct which the charity trustee knew (or must reasonably be assumed to have known) was not in the interests of the charity or in the case of which the charity trustee did not care whether it was in the interests of the charity or not.

quashed by an order under section 118(1)(b) or 183(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46),

quashed by an order under section 118(1)(c) of that Act and which order has the effect of an acquittal by virtue of section 119(9) of that Act or otherwise,

in relation to which the verdict is set aside by an order under section 183(1)(d) of that Act and which order has the effect of an acquittal by virtue of section 185(9) of that Act or otherwise.

does not authorise the purchase of any insurance whose purchase is expressly prohibited by the charity's constitution,

has effect despite any provision prohibiting the charity trustees receiving any personal benefit from the charity's funds.

is an undischarged bankrupt,

has been removed, under section 7 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) or section 34 of this Act, from being concerned in the management or control of any body,

is subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (c. 46) or the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I.2002/3150).

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both,

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both.

whose estate has been sequestrated, who has been adjudged bankrupt or who has granted a trust deed for or entered into an arrangement with creditors, and

a charity has an insufficient number of charity trustees to be able to appoint a charity trustee under its constitution, and

the constitution does not provide a mechanism for appointing a charity trustee in such circumstances.

the majority of the charity trustees of a charity,

if there are only two charity trustees, either of them,

is appointed for the period of 12 months (or such shorter period as OSCR thinks fit) starting with the date of appointment, and

has the same functions as a charity trustee appointed under the charity's constitution.

at the end of the period mentioned in that subsection, the charity is still not (but for the acting charity trustee) able to appoint a charity trustee under its constitution, and

OSCR, the majority of the charity trustees (or if only two trustees, either of them) and the acting charity trustee agree to an extension,

in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (a), (g), (j), (k), (n) or (p) of section 71, the person in respect of whom the decision was made,

in the case of a decision referred to in paragraph (e) of that section, the charity which requested OSCR to conduct a review under section 12, and

in the case of any other decision referred to in that section, the charity in respect of which the decision was made.

set out the decision,

give the reasons for the decision, and

the period within which OSCR must, on request, review the decision expires without a request being made, or

the period within which OSCR must, on request, review the decision expires without a request being made, or

where such a request is made, the date on which OSCR confirms the decision (with or without variations).

review the decision,

confirm, vary, reverse or revoke it, and

give notice of its decision under paragraph (b) to the person who requested the review.

confirms a decision under section 74(1), or

reconfirms a decision under section 77(1),

confirm a decision appealed to it,

quash such a decision and direct OSCR to take such other action, if any, as the Panel thinks fit by such time as may be specified in the direction, or

remit such a decision back to OSCR, together with the Panel's reasons for doing so, for reconsideration.

reconsider the decision,

confirm, vary, reverse or revoke it, and

give notice of its decision under paragraph (b) to the person who appealed its earlier decision to the Panel.

the person who appealed to the Panel, or

OSCR,

confirm the decision appealed to it, or

quash the decision and direct OSCR (or the person to whom OSCR's functions are delegated by virtue of section 38, as the case may be) to take such action, if any, as the Court thinks fit by such time as may be specified in the direction.