PART 13FUNDING OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 1PUBLIC CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS
Restrictions on conducting collections
134Restrictions on conducting collections in a public place
(1)
A collection in a public place shall not be conducted unless—
(a)
the promoters of the collection hold a public collections certificate in force under section 138 in respect of the collection, and
(b)
the collection is conducted in accordance with a permit issued under section 144.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a public charitable collection which is an exempt collection by virtue of section 136 (local, short-term collections).
(3)
Where—
(a)
a collection in a public place is conducted in contravention of subsection (1), and
(b)
the circumstances of the case do not fall within section 136(6),
every promoter of the collection is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.