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Section 17 Notification of changesF5I1

(1)

A charity must give OSCR notice of—

(a)

any change in—

(i)

the principal office of the charity, or

(ii)

where it does not have such an office, the name or address F1specified in the Register in accordance with section 3(3)(b) (or which would, but for section 3(4), be so specified),

(b)

any change in any other details set out in its entry in the Register F2(or which would, but for section 3(4), be so specified),

F3(ba)

any change in relation to its charity trustees which alters the answer to a question specified by OSCR under section 66A(3),

(c)

any change to its constitution,

(d)

any action set out in section 16(2)(b) to (d) which the charity has taken,

(e)

any administration order or an order for winding up made by the court in respect of the charity,

(f)

the appointment of a receiver in respect of any of the charity's property,

setting out the date on which the change, action, order or appointment took effect.

F4(2)

Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) are subject to section 16.

(3)

A notice under any of paragraphs (a) to (d) of subsection (1) must be given within 3 months of the date of the change or action to which it relates.

(4)

A notice under paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection (1) must be given within 1 month of the date of the order or appointment to which it relates.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 17(1)(a)(ii) substituted (5.3.2026) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 2(3)(a), 21(2); S.S.I. 2026/98, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3)

F2

Words in s. 17(1)(b) inserted (5.3.2026) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 2(3)(b), 21(2); S.S.I. 2026/98, reg. 2(a) (with reg. 3)

F3

S. 17(1)(ba) inserted (30.6.2025) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 3(2), 21(2); S.S.I. 2025/168, reg. 2(1)(3), sch. Pt. 1 (with reg. 3)

F4

S. 17(2) substituted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), s. 21(2), sch. para. 8(3); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1

F5

S. 17 heading substituted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), s. 21(2), sch. para. 8(4); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1

Commencement

I1

S. 17 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/189, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1

Notes on Part 1

Textual amendments

F1

Pt. 1 Ch. 5A inserted (1.10.2010 for specified purposes, 1.11.2012 in so far as not already in force) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 125(1), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.; S.S.I. 2012/218, art. 2