Part 4Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

I1C173Report on operation of this Act

1

The F3Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which this Act is passed, appoint a person to review generally the operation of this Act.

2

The review must address, in particular, the following matters—

a

the effect of the Act on—

i

excepted charities,

ii

public confidence in charities,

iii

the level of charitable donations, and

iv

the willingness of individuals to volunteer,

b

the status of the Charity Commission as a government department, and

c

any other matters the Minister considers appropriate.

3

After the person appointed under subsection (1) has completed his review, he must compile a report of his conclusions.

4

The F4Secretary of State must lay before Parliament a copy of the report mentioned in subsection (3).

5

For the purposes of this section a charity is an excepted charity if —

a

it falls within paragraph (b) or (c) of section 3A(2) of the 1993 Act (as amended by section 9 of this Act), or

b

it does not fall within either of those paragraphs but, immediately before F231 January 2009, it fell within section 3(5)(b) or (5B)(b) of the 1993 Act.

F16

This section has effect, in relation to any time occurring on or after the commencement of the Charities Act 2011 as if—

a

the reference in subsection (1) to the operation of this Act included (in relation to provisions of this Act repealed and re-enacted by the 2011 Act) a reference to the operation of the 2011 Act,

b

the reference in subsection (2)(a) to the effect of the Act included (in relation to provisions of this Act repealed and re-enacted by the 2011 Act) a reference to the effect of the 2011 Act, and

c

the reference in subsection (5)(a) to paragraph (b) or (c) of section 3A(2) of the 1993 Act (as amended by section 9 of this Act) were a reference to paragraph (b) or (c) of section 30(2) of the 2011 Act.