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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-charities-act-2011-exempt-charities-british-council-regulations-2021/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348226973",
  "legislation_title": "The Charities Act 2011 (Exempt Charities) (British Council) Regulations 2021",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 349(1)(a) and (2) of the Charities Act 2011, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nCharities\nMade ***\nComing into force ***\nThese Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23(1)(b) and (3)(b), 25, 58(4) and 347(3) of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).\nIn so far as these Regulations make provision to secure that the British Council becomes an exempt charity, the Secretary of State is satisfied, in accordance with section 23(2) of the Act, that these Regulations are desirable in the interests of ensuring appropriate or effective regulation of the British Council in connection with compliance by its trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of its administration.\nA draft of these Regulations has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 349(1)(a) and (2) of the Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.",
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      "text": "2011 c. 25. Section 23 was amended by article 13 of, and paragraph 25(2)(b) of Schedule 2 to, S.I. 2016/997 and section 25 was amended by paragraph 25(3) of that Schedule."
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The British Council is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1940: https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/royalcharter.pdf."
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