The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2011

Amendment to the Education Act 1996 E+W

8.  For section 537C of the Education Act 1996(1) substitute—

“537C    Disclosure of information by or to principal regulators of exempt charities

(1) Nothing in any provision made by or under section 537, 537A or 537B requires or authorises the provision of information—

(a) by the principal regulator of an exempt charity (within the meaning of section 13 of the Charities Act 2006), if the information was received by that principal regulator in its capacity as such; or

(b) to the principal regulator of an exempt charity in its capacity as such.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the disclosure of information under section 10A of the Charities Act 1993.”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 comes into force in accordance with reg. 1(2)

(1)

1996 c.56. Section 537 was amended by the Education Act 1997 (c.44), Schedule 7, paragraph 37; by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31), Schedule 30, paragraph 152, and Schedule 31; by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21), Schedule 9, paragraph 60 and by the Education Act 2002 (c.32), Schedule 7, paragraph 6, and Schedule 22. Section 537A was inserted by the Education Act 1997 (c.44), section 20, and substituted by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c.31), Schedule 30, paragraph 153. Section 537B was inserted by the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c.40), section 164. Section 537C was inserted by S.I. 2010/501, paragraph 2 of the Schedule.