Part 3Funding for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institutions
C1Chapter 1Public charitable collections
Supplementary
C263Regulations
1
The F2Secretary of State may make regulations—
a
prescribing the matters which a local authority are to take into account in determining whether a collection is local in character for the purposes of section 50(2)(a);
b
for the purpose of regulating the conduct of public charitable collections;
c
prescribing anything falling to be prescribed by virtue of any provision of this Chapter.
2
The matters which may be prescribed by regulations under subsection (1)(a) include—
a
the extent of the area within which the appeal is to be conducted;
b
whether the appeal forms part of a series of appeals;
c
the number of collectors making the appeal and whether they are acting for remuneration or otherwise;
d
the financial resources (of any description) of any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic institution for whose benefit the appeal is to be conducted;
e
where the promoters live or have any place of business.
3
Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may make provision—
a
about the keeping and publication of accounts;
b
for the prevention of annoyance to members of the public;
c
with respect to the use by collectors of badges and certificates of authority, or badges incorporating such certificates, including, in particular, provision—
i
prescribing the form of such badges and certificates;
ii
requiring a collector, on request, to permit his badge, or any certificate of authority held by him of the purposes of the collection, to be inspected by a constable or a duly authorised officer of a local authority, or by an occupier of any premises visited by him in the course of the collection;
d
for prohibiting persons under a prescribed age from acting as collectors, and prohibiting others from causing them so to act.
4
Nothing in subsection (2) or (3) prejudices the generality of subsection (1)(a) or (b).
5
Regulations under this section may provide that any failure to comply with a specified provision of the regulations is to be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
6
Before making regulations under this section theF1Secretary of State must consult such persons or bodies of persons as he considers appropriate.
Pt. 3 Ch. 1 power to amend or modify conferred by 1993 c. 10, Sch. 1C, paras. 6, 7 (as inserted (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), s. 79(2), Sch. 4; S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.)