# Charities Act 2011, Section 215: Offence of holding out that a body is a CIO


(1) It is an offence for a person (in whatever way) to hold any body out as being a CIO when it is not.
(2) It is a defence where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) to prove that the person believed on reasonable grounds that the body was a CIO.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/25/section/215 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/charities-act-2011/section-215
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