Article 11 Transitional provisions and savings in respect of provisions of the 2006 Act commenced on 1st April 2009

(1)

The commencement of section 5(4) of the 2006 Act by this Order—

(a)

does not affect—

(i)

any proceedings brought in the court or to the Charity Tribunal in respect of any decision, order or direction made or any other matter arising before 1st April 2009;

(ii)

any order made or judgment given in any proceedings mentioned in paragraph (i) whether that order is made or judgment given before or after 1st April 2009;

(b)

does not affect the validity of anything done before 1st April 2009 on the basis that a registered sports club was or was not, as the case may be, a charity;

(c)

does not require any registered sports club established for charitable purposes to be treated as not being so established at any time before 1st April 2009.

(2)

Where a registered sports club ceases to be a charity on 1st April 2009 as a consequence of the commencement of section 5(4) of the 2006 Act by this Order, section 4 of the 1993 Act does not apply to that club during the period beginning on 1st April 2009 and ending on the date on which it is removed from the register of charities by the Commission.