{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-and-trustee-investment-scotland-act-2005/section-73",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-and-trustee-investment-scotland-act-2005/section-73.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2005/10",
  "legislation_title": "Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/charities-and-trustee-investment-scotland-act-2005",
  "path": "section/73",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "73",
  "heading": "Effect of decisions",
  "text": "(1) Unless subsection (2) or (3) provides otherwise, a decision to which this Chapter applies (and any direction, requirement, suspension or other act in pursuance of such a decision) has effect from the day on which the notice required by section 72 is given.\n(2) A decision referred to in section 71(d), (i), (ia), (ib), (ic), (id), (mb), (o) , (pb) or (r) (and any direction, requirement, suspension or other act in pursuance of such a decision) is of no effect unless and until the notice required by section 72 is given and—\n(a) the period within which OSCR must, on request, review the decision expires without a request being made, or\n(b) where OSCR, on a request made within that period, confirms the decision (with or without variations)—\n(i) the period within which that decision by OSCR may be appealed under section 76 to the First-tier Tribunal expires without an appeal being made, or\n(ii) where such an appeal is made, it is abandoned or finally determined (by the First-tier Tribunal or, as the case may be, the Upper Tribunal ).\n(3) A decision referred to in section 71(h) (and any corresponding requirement) is of no effect unless and until any notice required by section 72 is given and—\n(a) the period within which OSCR must, on request, review the decision expires without a request being made, or\n(b) where such a request is made, the date on which OSCR confirms the decision (with or without variations).",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in s. 73(2) inserted (1.8.2010) by Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8), ss. 121(3), 134(7); S.S.I. 2010/221, art. 3(2), Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 73(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 18(7), 21(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1 (with reg. 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in s. 73(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 17(11), 21(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1 (with reg. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 73(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 12(6), 21(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in s. 73(2) inserted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 9(4), 21(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 73(2)(b)(i) substituted (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/1), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 2(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 73(2)(b)(ii) substituted (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/1), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in s. 73(2)(b)(ii) substituted (12.1.2018) by The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Transfer of Functions of the Scottish Charity Appeals Panel) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/1), reg. 1(1), sch. 2 para. 2(2)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in s. 73(3) substituted (1.4.2024) by Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 5), ss. 16(4), 21(2); S.S.I. 2024/63, reg. 2(1), sch. Pt. 1 (with reg. 7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 73 in force at 1.4.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/189, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2005/10/section/73",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:24.571875+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."
}