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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-1992-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1992/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/1900",
  "legislation_title": "The Charities Act 1992 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-1992-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-1992",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST SEPTEMBER 1992",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 1 except the definitions of “financial year ”, “independent examiner ” and “special trust ” in subsection (1) and subsection (3)\nInterpretation of Part I, etc.\nSection 2\nThe register of charities\nSection 4\nPower of Commissioners to require charity’s name to be changed\nSection 5\nEffect of a direction under s.4 where charity is a company\nSection 6\nGeneral power to institute inquiries\nSection 7\nPower of Commissioners to obtain information and documents\nSection 11\nReport of inquiry held by Commissioners to be evidence in certain proceedings\nSection 13\nCommissioners' concurrent jurisdiction with High Court for certain purposes\nSection 14\nTrust corporations appointed by Commissioners under 1960 Act\nSection 16\nCommon deposit funds\nSection 17\nPower of Commissioners to authorise certain ex gratia payments etc. by charities\nSection 29\nDivestment of charity property held by official custodian for charities\nSection 30\nProvisions supplementary to s.29\nSection 31\nDivestment in the case of land subject to Reverter of Sites Act 1987\nSection 38\nRelaxation of restrictions on wider-range investments\nSection 39\nExtension of powers of investment\nSection 43\nSmall charities: power to transfer all property, modify objects etc.\nSection 44\nSmall charities: power to spend capital\nSection 47\nMinor and consequential amendments of 1960 Act\nSection 49\nAmendment of Redundant Churches and Other Religious Buildings Act 1969\nSection 50\nContributions towards maintenance etc. of almshouses\nSection 51\nFees and other amounts payable to Commissioners\nSection 52\nDisclosure of information to and by Commissioners\nSection 53\nData protection\nSection 54\nSupply of false or misleading information to Commissioners etc.\nSection 55\nRestriction on institution of proceedings for certain offences\nSection 56\nEnforcement of requirements by order of Commissioners, and other provisions as to orders made by them\nSection 57\nDirections of the Commissioners\nSection 75\nOffences by bodies corporate\nSection 76\nService of documents\nSection 77\nRegulations and orders\nSection 78\nMinor and consequential amendments and repeals\nSection 79\nShort title, commencement and extent\nSo much of Schedule 1 as relates to section 4 of the 1960 Act\nSections 4 and 20 of the Charities Act 1960, as amended\nIn Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(b), 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21\nMinor and consequential amendments of Charities Act 1960\nSchedule 5\nAmendments of Redundant Churches and Other Religious Buildings Act 1969\nIn Schedule 6, paragraphs 2, 10(a), 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17\nMinor and consequential amendments\nSo much of Schedule 7 as is specified in the Appendix to this Schedule\nRepeals",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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