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S.C.A.  Standing Committee Proceedings: 11th July 2006
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Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  113

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  2,  after ‘members’ insert ‘(if there is a membership)’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Withdrawn  166

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  5,  at end insert—

    ‘(7)
No person under the age of 18 years shall be appointed as a charity trustee of

a CIO.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  167

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(ca)
that its assets cannot be distributed to its members in their capacity as

members, and’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  114

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  11,  after ‘members’ insert ‘(if there is a membership)’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  115

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  14,  after ‘membership’ insert ‘(if there is a

membership)’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  168

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
containing restrictions on the material benefits that the charity trustees

of the CIO can derive from the CIO, and’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  169

Schedule  7,  page  115,  line  35,  at end insert—

    ‘(7)
In subsection (2)(ba), “material benefits” means benefits which may or may

not be financial, but which have a monetary value.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  36

Schedule  7,  page  116,  leave out inserted section 69D.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  129

Schedule  7,  page  116,  line  18,  at end insert—

‘(7)
No CIO shall describe itself as a charity or its Welsh equivalent.’.

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Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  37

Schedule  7,  page  117,  line  32,  at end insert ‘and

(d)
which shall be an organisation having limited liability and which shall

not be subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 1985.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  123

Schedule  7,  page  117,  line  33,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (3B)

below’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  38

Schedule  7,  page  117,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
Any liability of the applicant entered into in pursuance of the charitable purpose

of the CIO shall by virtue of this subsection become a liability of the CIO.

(3B)
Any liability of a charity which becomes a CIO shall by virtue of this subsection

become a liability of the CIO.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  124

Schedule  7,  page  117,  line  36,  at end insert ‘, subject to any liabilities previously

incurred in relation to that property.

  ‘(3A)
Where—

(a)
the applicants in subsection (3) are the charity trustees of an

unincorporated charity whose purpose are substantially the same as

those of the proposed CIO; and

(b)
the unincorporated charity has passed a valid resolution to become a

CIO


registration of the CIO has the effect of converting the unincorporated charity into a

CIO.

    (3B)
Where an unincorporated charity converting under subsections (3) and (3A)

holds permanent endowment, registration of the CIO has the effect of

appointing the CIO as corporate trustee of the permanent endowment.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  39

Schedule  7,  page  120,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
Any asset or liability of the converting company or registered society shall by

virtue of subsection (4) transfer to the CIO.’.

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Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  29

Schedule  7,  page  123,  line  39,  at end insert ‘or at the expiration of six months from

receipt by the Charity Commission of the resolution.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  116

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  14,  after ‘members’ insert ‘(if there is a membership and

of the charity trustees if there is no membership)’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  117

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  22,  after ‘meeting’ insert ‘or, as applicable, charity

trustees’ meeting’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  118

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  25,  after ‘members’ insert ‘or, as applicable, charity

trustees’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  119

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  26,  after ‘meeting’ insert ‘or, as applicable, charity

trustees’ meeting’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  120

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  28,  leave out ‘general’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  121

Schedule  7,  page  129,  line  29,  leave out ‘general’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Clause 35 Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  30

Clause  36,  page  34,  line  24,  after ‘out’, insert ‘in advance’.

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Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  31

Clause  36,  page  35,  line  10,  leave out ‘or under a contract of employment,’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  32

Clause  36,  page  35,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘(ba)
a person having a relationship with a trustee akin to that of a spouse or

civil partner with a trustee or any person falling within paragraph (a);’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  33

Clause  36,  page  36,  line  2,  after ‘(b), insert ‘or (bb)’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  34

Clause  36,  page  36,  line  5,  leave out ‘, (b) or’ and insert ‘to’.

Clause Agreed to.

Edward Miliband

Agreed to  56

Clause  37,  page  37,  line  11,  leave out ‘(5) to (7)’ and insert ‘(4) to (6)’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  28

Clause  38,  page  37,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(d)
a trustee or auditor of a charitable incorporated organisation.’.

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Peter Bottomley

Not called  132

Clause  38,  page  38,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(7)
Any prosecution of a trustee of an unincorporated charitable trust under section 3

of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (c.37) shall require the consent of

a law officer and the Charity Commission and must satisfy the public benefit test.

(8)
A law officer has the power to stop the prosecution, under this Act or the Health

and Safety at Work etc Act 1974, of a trustee of an unincorporated charitable trust

if it is in the public interest to do so.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  122

Clause  38,  page  38,  line  21,  at end insert—

‘73F
Court jurisdiction

The court shall have parallel jurisdiction with the Commission under section 73D

in respect of the relief of charity trustees of Charitable Incorporated

Organisations.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 39 Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  40

Clause  40,  page  40,  line  19,  leave out ‘(or any of the purposes)’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  41

Clause  41,  page  44,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(8A)
Where the rules of the charity provide that its members have the power to vote on

amendments to its purposes—

(a)
a period of notice of 28 days, or the period set out in the rules of the

charity, whichever is greater, shall be given to all members of such a

resolution; and

(b)
this section shall be construed as if “members” were substituted for

“charity trustees” in subsections (1) to (8).’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  125

Clause  42,  page  45,  line  14,  at end insert ‘or,

‘(c)
relating to the execution of the trusts,’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  42

Clause  42,  page  45,  line  20,  after ‘body’, insert ‘, of which a period of notice of 28

days or the period set out in the rules of the charity whichever is greater has been given,’.

Martin Horwood

Not called  102

Clause  42,  page  45,  line  23,  leave out ‘and without any expression of dissent’ and

insert ‘but where consensus has been reached’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  43

Clause  42,  page  45,  line  24,  at end insert ‘or

(c)
in accordance with the procedures of the charity, whichever is more

onerous.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not called  126

Clause  42,  page  45,  line  35,  at end insert ‘provided that the date specified in the

resolution under subsection (2) cannot be earlier than the date of that resolution.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Withdrawn  44

Clause  43,  page  46,  leave out lines 34 to 36.

Helen Goodman

Not called  137

Clause  43,  page  47,  line  9,  leave out ‘£10,000’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

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Clause Agreed to.

Mr Andrew Turner

Not moved  127

Clause  44,  page  50,  line  22,  at end insert—

‘(c)
the incorporation of an unincorporated charity shall be treated as a

merger under the provisions of sections 75A to F.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Martin Horwood

Withdrawn  144

Clause  45,  page  53,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘it does not include a charitable appeal which is made on private property;’.

Edward Miliband

Agreed to  175

Clause  45,  page  53,  line  21,  leave out ‘to give money or other property’ and insert

‘which is—

(i)
an appeal to them to give money or other property, or

(ii)
an appeal falling within subsection (4),


(or both) and’.

Edward Miliband

Agreed to  176

Clause  45,  page  53,  line  35,  leave out subsections (4) and (5) and insert—

‘(4)
An appeal falls within this subsection if it consists in or includes—

(a)
the making of an offer to sell goods or to supply services, or

(b)
the exposing of goods for sale,


to members of the public.’.

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Peter Bone

Peter Bottomley

James Duddridge

Not called  45

Clause  45,  page  54,  line  22,  at end add—

‘(8)
Nothing in this or any other legislation shall permit a condition to be attached to

the permission for a public collection which prevents the collectors from shaking

their collecting tins—

(a)
between the hours of 8am and 6pm; or

(b)
at other times unless it can be demonstrated that the shaking of tins is

likely to cause a public nuisance.’.