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The Charities (Designated Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2005

S.S.I. 2005/306 · Made 6 June 2005

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CHARITIES

Made 6th June 2005

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th June 2005

Coming into force 1st July 2005

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 40. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Designated Religious Bodies
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Charities (Designated Religious Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st July 2005.

2Designated Religious Bodies

For the purposes of section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, the Scottish Ministers hereby designate the United Free Church of Scotland as a recognised body.

Signature

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

6th June 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

By this Order, the Scottish Ministers designate for the purposes of section 3 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, the United Free Church of Scotland as a recognised body as it appears to them to meet the criteria set out in that section (designated religious bodies).