EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Solicitor General has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Charities Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.
[A Table showing the origin of the provisions of this consolidation Bill is published
as a separate document annexed to this Bill. The Table has no official status.]
Part 1
Meaning of “charity” and “charitable purpose”
Chapter 1
General
Charity
Charitable purpose
Recreational trusts and registered sports clubs
Supplementary
Chapter 2
Special provision for this Act
Part 2
The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities
The Commission
The official custodian
Part 3
Exempt charities and the principal regulator
Exempt charities
The principal regulator
Part 4
Registration and names of charities
The register
Charities required to be registered
Removal of charities from register
Registration: duties of trustees and claims and objections
Effect of registration and right to inspect register
Disclosure of registered charity status
Power to require charity’s name to be changed
Part 5
Information powers
Inquiries instituted by Commission
Power to call for documents and search records
Disclosure of information
Supply of false or misleading information to Commission etc.
Part 6
Cy-près powers and assistance and supervision of charities by court and
Commission
Cy-près powers and variation of charters
Powers of Commission to make schemes etc.
Powers of Commission to act for protection of charities etc.
76. Suspension of trustees etc. and appointment of interim managers
79. Removal of trustee or officer etc. for protective etc. purposes
81. Removal or appointment of charity trustees etc.: supplementary
83. Power to suspend or remove trustees etc. from membership of charity
86. Copy of certain orders, and reasons, to be sent to charity
Publicity relating to schemes and orders
Property vested in official custodian
Official custodian and Reverter of Sites Act 1987
Establishment of common investment or deposit funds
97. Bodies which may participate in common investment schemes
98. Provisions which may be included in common investment schemes
99. Further provisions relating to common investment schemes and funds
102. Provisions which may be included in common deposit schemes
103. Further provisions relating to common deposit schemes and funds
104. Meaning of “Scottish recognised body” and “Northern Ireland charity”
Power to authorise dealings with charity property, ex gratia payments etc.
Power to give directions about dormant bank accounts of charities
Additional powers of Commission
Legal proceedings relating to charities
Supplementary
Part 7
Charity land
Restrictions on dispositions of land in England and Wales
Restrictions on mortgages of land in England and Wales
Release of charity rentcharges
Interpretation
Part 8
Charity accounts, reports and returns
Chapter 1
Individual accounts
Chapter 2
Group accounts
Chapter 3
Audit or examination of accounts
Audit or examination of individual accounts
Audit or examination of group accounts
Regulations relating to audits and examinations
Duty of auditors etc. to report matters to Commission
Exempt and excepted charities
Chapter 4
Annual reports and returns and public access to accounts etc.
Annual reports etc.
Annual returns
Availability of documents to public
Offences
Chapter 5
Powers to set financial thresholds
Part 9
Charity trustees, trustees and auditors etc.
Meaning of “charity trustees”
Disqualification of charity trustees and trustees
Remuneration of charity trustees and trustees etc.
Indemnity insurance for charity trustees and trustees
Powers to relieve trustees and auditors etc. from liability
Part 10
Charitable companies etc.
Introductory
Disclosure of charitable status by companies
Restrictions on alteration of objects
Acts requiring Commission consent
Restoration of charitable company to register
Part 11
Charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs)
Chapter 1
General
Nature and constitution
Formation and registration of CIO
Name and status
Chapter 2
Powers, capacity and procedure etc.
Chapter 3
Amendment of constitution
Chapter 4
Conversion, amalgamation and transfer
Conversion of certain bodies to CIO
Amalgamation of CIOs
Transfer of CIO’s undertaking to another CIO
Chapter 5
Supplementary
Part 12
Incorporation of charity trustees
General
Application procedure
Administration etc. of charity whose charity trustees are incorporated
Commission’s powers to amend certificate or dissolve body
Supplementary
Part 13
Unincorporated charities
Power to transfer all property of unincorporated charity
Powers to alter purposes or powers etc. of unincorporated charity
Powers of unincorporated charities to spend capital
Supplementary
Part 14
Special trusts
Part 15
Local charities
Indexes and reviews etc.
Parochial charities
Supplementary
Part 16
Charity mergers
Registration
Vesting declarations and effect of merger on certain gifts
Supplementary
Part 17
The Tribunal
Chapter 1
General
Chapter 2
Appeals and applications to Tribunal
Chapter 3
References to Tribunal
Part 18
Miscellaneous and supplementary
Administrative provisions about charities
Enforcement powers of Commission etc.
Documents and evidence etc.
Offences
Regulations and orders
Interpretation
Part 19
Final provisions