The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012

Commission’s requirements as to form etc of document

54.—(1) Where a document or information is required or authorised to be sent or supplied by a CIO to the Commission, the Commission may—

(a) require the contents of the document or information to be in a standard form;

(b) require the document or information to be produced in the manner the Commission considers fit for the purpose of enabling it to be scanned or copied;

(c) require the document or information to be authenticated by a particular person or persons of a particular description;

(d) where a requirement is imposed under sub-paragraph (c), specify the means of authentication;

(e) specify the means to be used for sending the document or information to the Commission (for example by post or by electronic means);

(f) where the document or information is to be sent by electronic means, specify—

(i) the hardware or software to be used; and

(ii) the requirements as to the technical specifications including protocol, security, anti-virus protection and encryption.

(2) Any requirements imposed by the Commission under this regulation—

(a) must not be inconsistent with requirements imposed by any enactment as to the form, authentication or manner of sending the document or information concerned; and

(b) must be published by the Commission in such manner as it thinks fit.