Citation and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Charities Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008.
(2) In this Order—
“the 2006 Act” means the Charities Act 2006;
“the Commission” means the Charity Commission;
“financial year” has the same meaning as in the 1993 Act(1);
“miners’ welfare trusts” means trusts to which section 2 of the Recreational Charities Act 1958(2) applies immediately before 1st April 2009;
“the status provisions” means—
sections 1 to 3 and 5(2) of the 2006 Act; and
section 5(1) of the 2006 Act in so far as it relates to section 5(2) of that Act.
“Financial year” is defined in section 97(1) of the Charities Act 1993. The relevant Regulations are, in relation to financial years beginning on or before 31st March 2008, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/572) and, in relation to financial years beginning on or after 1st April 2008 or transferred years, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/629). “Transferred years” is defined in regulation 4 of the 2008 Regulations.