# Charities Act 1992, Section 63: False statements relating to institutions which are not registered charities.

Extent: E+W

(1) Where—
(a) a person solicits money or other property for the benefit of an institution in association with a representation that the institution is a registered charity, and
(b) the institution is not such a charity,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the fifth level on the standard scale.
(1A) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it shall be a defence for the accused to prove that he believed on reasonable grounds that the institution was a registered charity.
(2) In this section “registered charity” means a charity which is for the time being registered in the register of charities kept under section 29 of the Charities Act 2011.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/41/section/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-1992/section-63
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