76Pre-consolidation amendments
(1)The Minister may by order make such amendments of the enactments relating to charities as in his opinion facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with, the consolidation of the whole or part of those enactments.
(2)An order under this section shall not come into force unless—
(a)a single Act, or
(b)a group of two or more Acts,
is passed consolidating the whole or part of the enactments relating to charities (with or without any other enactments).
(3)If such an Act or group of Acts is passed, the order shall (by virtue of this subsection) come into force immediately before the Act or group of Acts comes into force.
(4)Once an order under this section has come into force, no further order may be made under this section.
(5)In this section—
“amendments” includes repeals, revocations and modifications, and
“the enactments relating to charities” means—
(a)the Charities Act 1992 (c. 41), the Charities Act 1993 (c. 10) and this Act,
(b)any other enactment relating to institutions which fall within section 1(1) of this Act, and
(c)any other enactment, so far as forming part of the law of England and Wales, which makes provision relating to bodies or other institutions which are charities under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland,
and section 78(2)(a) (definition of “charity”) does not apply for the purposes of this section.