A registered community interest has, subject to subsection (4) below, effect for a period of five years from the date when it was registered.

A community body which has registered a community interest may, at any time within six months before the expiry of that period, apply under section 37 above to re register the interest.

On such an application, Ministers may, subject to section 38 above, direct the Keeper to re-enter the interest in the Register.

An interest so re registered continues to have effect as a registered community interest for a period of five years from the date on which the interest would otherwise have ceased to have effect under this section.

A registered community interest does not cease to have effect on completion of a transfer such as is mentioned in subsection (4) of section 40 above.

The Scottish Ministers must send written notice to a community body which has a registered community interest of the date on which that interest will cease to have effect unless it is re-registered (“the expiry date”).

A notice under subsection (6) must be sent in the period beginning on the day which falls 12 months before the expiry date and ending 28 days after that day.