{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-2006-principal-regulators-of-exempt-charities-regulations-2010/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-2006-principal-regulators-of-exempt-charities-regulations-2010/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/501",
  "legislation_title": "The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-2006-principal-regulators-of-exempt-charities-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Definition of “responsible person”",
  "text": "(1) The definition of “responsible person” to be substituted, in accordance with section 10B(4) of the 1993 Act, for the definition in section 10A(7) of that Act is specified—\n(a) in relation to the OfS, in paragraph (2);\n(b) in relation to the Environment Secretary, in paragraph (3);\n(c) in relation to the Culture Secretary, in paragraph (4).\n(2) “Responsible person” means a person who is or was—\n(a) a member of the OfS;\n(b) a member of the staff of the OfS;\n(c) a person acting on behalf of the OfS or a member of the staff of the OfS; or\n(d) a member of a committee established by the OfS.\n(3) “Responsible person” means a person who is or was—\n(a) the Environment Secretary;\n(b) acting on behalf of the Environment Secretary; or\n(c) a member of a committee established by the Environment Secretary.\n(4) “Responsible person” means a person who is or was—\n(a) the Culture Secretary;\n(b) acting on behalf of the Culture Secretary; or\n(c) a member of a committee established by the Culture Secretary.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4 substituted (1.4.2018) by The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/245), regs. 1(1), 25(c) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4 in force at 1.6.2010, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/501/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:04.980680+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}