Regulation 8 Amendment of the Charities Reorganisation (Scotland) Regulations 2007

For regulation 5, substitute—

“5.

(1)

Any person may make a representation to OSCR either supporting or opposing a proposed reorganisation scheme for a large or small charity.

(2)

A representation must be in writing and may be sent to OSCR by email or by post or may be delivered personally.

(3)

A representation must state—

(a)

the name and address (which may be an email address) of the person making the representation;

(b)

the name of the charity concerned as it appears in the notice on OSCR’s website or the notice published in a newspaper or periodical; and

(c)

the nature of the representation and the reasons for it.

(4)

Representations must be received by OSCR not later than the deadline for making representations to OSCR, as specified in the notice on OSCR’s website.

(5)

Not later than 7 days after the deadline for making representations to OSCR, as specified in the notice on OSCR’s website, OSCR must send to the charity a summary of the representations received which may include the name and address of the maker of the representation.”.