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Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 52 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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(1)The name of a SCIO must appear in legible characters on—
(a)such documents issued by or on behalf of the SCIO,
(b)such documents signed by or on behalf of the SCIO,
as may be specified in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.
(2)Subsection (3) applies where the name of a SCIO does not include—
(a)“Scottish charitable incorporated organisation”, or
(b)“SCIO” (with or without a full stop after each letter),
whether or not capital letters are used.
(3)Where this subsection applies, the fact that a SCIO is a SCIO must be stated in legible characters in all the documents referred to in subsection (1).
[F2(3A)Regulations under subsection (1) may also require such other information as may be specified in the regulations to be stated in legible characters in the documents referred to in that subsection.
(3B)Such regulations may—
(a)exempt SCIOs, or SCIOs of a particular type, from any of the requirements imposed by virtue of subsection (3A),
(b)provide that any statement required may, in the case of documents which are otherwise wholly or mainly in a language other than English, be made in that other language.]
(4)Section 15 does not apply in relation to a SCIO.
[F3(5)For the purposes of this section, a reference to a document—
(a) issued by or on behalf of the SCIO , or
(b) signed by or on behalf of the SCIO ,
includes a reference to a web page on a website operated by or on behalf of the SCIO.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 52 heading substituted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), s. 21(2), sch. para. 16(3); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1
F2S. 52(3A)(3B) inserted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), s. 21(2), sch. para. 16(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1
F3S. 52(5) inserted (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 120(2), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), Sch.
Commencement Information
I1S. 52 in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/20, art. 2(2)(b)
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