In this Chapter—

• “charity law” means—

  1. a

     any enactment contained in, or made under, this Act or the Charities Act 2006,

  2. b

     any other enactment specified in regulations made by the F1Secretary of State, and

  3. c

     any rule of law which relates to charities, and

• “enactment” includes an enactment comprised in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978), and includes an enactment whenever passed or made.

The exclusions contained in section 10(2) (ecclesiastical corporations etc.) do not have effect for the purposes of this Chapter.