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Paragraph 1 Inquiries under section 8 of the 1993 Act

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(1)

Where the Commission has instituted an inquiry under section 8 of the 1993 Act before 1st August 2011, the inquiry may extend to an academy or sixth form college charity as if it had been requested by the principal regulator of that charity.

(2)

Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the Commission must not institute any inquiry under section 8 (as amended by the provisions of the 2006 Act commenced by article 2 of this Order for the purposes specified in Schedule 1) on or after 1st August 2011—

(a)

in relation to a foundation or voluntary school charity and in respect of any period beginning before that day; or

(b)

which covers any period beginning before that day and would extend to a foundation or voluntary school charity.

(3)

The Commission may, if—

(a)

a request is made by the principal regulator of a foundation or voluntary school charity; and

(b)

it considers it appropriate to do so,

institute an inquiry under section 8 of the 1993 Act on or after 1st August 2011 into that charity in respect of a relevant matter.

(4)

For the purposes of this paragraph a matter is a relevant matter if—

(a)

it initially arose before 1st August 2011 but during the current financial year of the charity; and

(b)

the Commission was not aware of it before that day.

(5)

In this paragraph—

  • “current financial year” means, in relation to a charity, a financial year—

    1. (a)

      which began before 1st August 2011; but

    2. (b)

      ends on or after that day;

  • “financial year” has the meaning given by section 97(1) of the 1993 Act.