(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes minor amendments to the Recreational Charities Act 1958, the Charities Acts 1993 and 2006 and other legislation which facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of charity legislation by the Charities Act 2011. The Order will come into force immediately before the 2011 Act comes into force.
The amendments in the Schedule to the Order can be categorised broadly as: desirable to clarify the legislation or remove an element of ambiguity from it or necessary to remedy missed consequential provisions or clarify the definition of charity that is to apply for the purpose of various Acts of Parliament.
A detailed explanation for each provision of the Schedule has been included in the annex to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the Order on www.legislation.gov.uk.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this Order as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies.