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  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/41",
  "legislation_title": "Charities Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-1992",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "An Act to amend the Charities Act 1960 and make other provision with respect to charities; to regulate fund-raising activities carried on in connection with charities and other institutions; Schedule 6to make fresh provision with respect to public charitable collections; and for connected purposes.\n[16th March 1992]\nBe it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—",
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  "status": null,
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      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Act transfer of functions (13.12.2006) by Transfer of Functions (Third Sector, Communities and Equality) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2951), art. 3(2)(b)"
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    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Act power to amend conferred (27.2.2007) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 76, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch."
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      "type": "C",
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      "text": "Act functions transferred (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 10(2)(b) (with arts. 10(3), 11, 12)"
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      "text": "Act extends to England and Wales only except as provided by s. 79(3)-(7)"
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