Charities Act 1992
Part I
Preliminary
1 Interpretation of Part I, etc.
Registration of charities
2 The register of charities.
3 Status of registered charity (other than small charity) to appear on official publications etc.
Charity names
4 Power of Commissioners to require charity’s name to be changed.
5 Effect of direction under s. 4 where charity is a company.
Supervision and control by Commissioners
6 General power to institute inquiries.
7 Power of Commissioners to obtain information and documents.
8 Power to act for protection of charities.
9 Supplementary provisions relating to receiver and manager appointed for a charity.
10 Additional powers exercisable by Commissioners in relation to charitable companies.
11 Report of inquiry held by Commissioners to be evidence in certain proceedings.
12 Supervision by Commissioners of certain Scottish charities.
Powers with respect to administration of charities
13 Commissioners’ concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes.
14 Trust corporations appointed by Commissioners under 1960 Act.
15 Application of property cy-pres.
16 Common deposit funds.
17 Power of Commissioners to authorise certain ex gratia payments etc. by charities.
18 Dormant bank accounts of charities.
Charity accounts
19 Duty to keep accounting records.
20 Annual statements of accounts.
21 Annual audit or examination of charity accounts.
22 Supplementary provisions relating to audits etc.
23 Annual reports.
24 Special provision as respects accounts and annual reports of exempt and other excepted charities.
25 Public inspection of annual reports etc.
26 Annual returns by registered charities.
27 Offences.
Charity proceedings
28 Power of Commissioners to bring proceedings with respect to charities.
Charity property
29 Divestment of charity property held by official custodian for charities.
30 Provisions supplementary to s. 29.
31 Divestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987.
32 Restrictions on dispositions of charity land.
33 Supplementary provisions relating to dispositions of charity land.
34 Restrictions on mortgaging charity land.
35 Supplementary provisions relating to mortgaging of charity land.
36 Removal of requirements under statutory provisions for consent to dealings with charity land.
37 Release of charity rentcharges.
Powers of investment
38 Relaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments.
39 Extension of powers of investment.
Charitable companies
40 Charitable companies: alteration of objects clause etc.
41 Charitable companies: requirement of consent of Commissioners to certain acts.
42 Charitable companies: name to appear on correspondence etc.
Small charities
43 Small charities: power to transfer all property, modify objects etc.
44 Small charities: power to spend capital.
Disqualification for acting as charity trustee
45 Persons disqualified for being trustees of a charity.
46 Person acting as charity trustee while disqualified.
Miscellaneous and supplementary
47 Minor and consequential amendments of 1960 Act.
48 Amendment of Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872.
49 Amendment of Redundant Churches and Other Religious Buildings Act 1969.
50 Contributions towards maintenance etc. of almshouses.
51 Fees and other amounts payable to Commissioners.
52 Disclosure of information to and by Commissioners.
53 Data protection.
54 Supply of false or misleading information to Commissioners, etc.
55 Restriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences.
56 Enforcement of requirements by order of Commissioners, and other provisions as to orders made by them.
57 Directions of the Commissioners.
Part II CONTROL OF FUND-RAISING FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Preliminary
58 Interpretation of Part II.
Control of fund-raising
59 Prohibition on professional fund-raiser etc. raising funds for charitable institution without an agreement in prescribed form.
60 Professional fund-raisers etc. required to indicate institutions benefiting and arrangements for remuneration.
60AOther persons making appeals required to indicate institutions benefiting and arrangements for remuneration
60BExclusion of lower-paid collectors from provisions of section 60A
61 Cancellation of payments and agreements made in response to appeals.
62 Right of charitable institution to prevent unauthorised fund-raising.
63 False statements relating to institutions which are not registered charities.
Supplementary
64 Regulations about fund-raising.
64AReserve power to control fund-raising by charitable institutions
64BReserve power in relation to fund-raising regulators
64CReserve power to confer additional powers on Charity Commission
Part III PUBLIC CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS
Preliminary
65 Interpretation of Part III.
Prohibition on conducting unauthorised collections
66 Prohibition on conducting public charitable collections without authorisation.
Permits
67 Applications for permits to conduct public charitable collections.
68 Determination of applications and issue of permits.
69 Refusal of permits.
70 Withdrawal etc. of permits.
71 Appeals.
Orders made by Charity Commissioners
72 Orders made by Charity Commissioners.
Supplementary
73 Regulations.
74 Offences.
Part IV GENERAL
75 Offences by bodies corporate.
76 Service of documents.
77 Regulations and orders.
78 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals.
79 Short title, commencement and extent.
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1
Section 4
4 The register of charities.
Section 20
20 Power to act for protection of charities.
SCHEDULE 2
1In section 32(2) “connected person”, in relation to a charity,...
2(1) In paragraph 1(c) “child” includes a stepchild and an...
3For the purposes of paragraph 1(f) a person controls an...
4(1) For the purposes of paragraph 1(g) any such connected...
SCHEDULE 3
1In section 1(2) (constitution etc. of Commissioners), for “servants” substitute...
2In section 8 (receipt and audit of accounts of charities)—...
3For section 9 substitute— Supply by Commissioners of copies of...
4In section 16 (entrusting charity property to official custodian)—
5In section 17 (supplementary provisions as to property vested in...
6In section 18(1)(b) (concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain...
7In section 19(6) (further powers to make schemes or alter...
8In section 21 (publicity for proceedings under sections 18 and...
9In section 22 (common investment schemes)— (a) omit subsection (6);...
10In section 28 (authorisation by Commissioners of charity proceedings)—
11In section 30C(1) (charitable companies: status to appear on correspondence,...
12Omit section 31 (protection of expression “common good”).
13In section 32 (general obligation to keep accounts)—
14In section 34(2) (manner of executing documents), in paragraph (c),...
15After section 40 insert— Service of orders and directions under...
16In section 41 (enforcement of orders of Commissioners etc.), for...
17In section 43 (regulations), after subsection (2) insert—
18In section 45 (construction of references to a charity etc.)—...
19In section 46 (other definitions)— (a) in the definition of...
20In each of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of paragraph 2...
21(1) Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 (procedure of Commissioners) shall...
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHEDULE 4
1For section 1 of the Charitable Trustees Incorporation Act 1872...
2In section 2 (estate to vest in incorporated body), omit...
3For section 3 of the 1872 Act substitute— Applications for...
4In section 4 of the 1872 Act (nomination of trustees,...
5In section 5 of the 1872 Act (liability of trustees...
6After section 6 of the 1872 Act insert— Power of...
7In section 7 of the 1872 Act (Commissioners to keep...
8In section 8 of the 1872 Act (enforcement of orders...
9For section 12 of the 1872 Act substitute— Execution of...
10For section 14 of the 1872 Act substitute— Interpretation. In this Act— “charity” has the same meaning as in...
11Omit the Schedule (particulars to be supplied for the purposes...
SCHEDULE 5 AMENDMENTS OF REDUNDANT CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ACT 1969
1 AMENDMENTS OF REDUNDANT CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ACT 1969
2 AMENDMENTS OF REDUNDANT CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS ACT 1969
SCHEDULE 6 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
1 CLERGY PENSIONS MEASURE 1961 (No.3)
2 FINANCE ACT 1963 (c.25)
3 CATHEDRALS MEASURE 1963 (No.2)
4 LEASEHOLD REFORM ACT 1967 (c.88)
5 SHARING OF CHURCH BUILDINGS ACT 1969 (c.38)
6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (c.70)
7 FIRE PRECAUTIONS (LOANS) ACT 1973 (c.11)
8 THEATRES TRUST ACT 1976 (c.27)
9 LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1982 (c.30)
10 CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982 (c. 45)
11 COMPANIES ACT 1985 (c.6)
12 HOUSING ACT 1985 (c.68)
13 HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1985 (c.69)
14 FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT 1986 (c.60)
15 COAL INDUSTRY ACT 1987 (c.3)
16 REVERTER OF SITES ACT 1987 (c.15)
17 INCOME AND CORPORATION TAXES ACT 1988 (c.1)
SCHEDULE 7Repeals

Charities Act 1992

1992 c. 41

An Act to amend the Charities Act 1960 and make other provision with respect to charities; to regulate fund-raising activities carried on in connection with charities and other institutions; Schedule 6to make fresh provision with respect to public charitable collections; and for connected purposes.

E1Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1C2C3

Annotations:
Extent Information
E1

Act extends to England and Wales only except as provided by s. 79(3)-(7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Act power to amend conferred (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 76, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.