Article 156 Exclusion of lower-paid collectors from provisions of Article 155

(1)

Article 154(1) and (2) do not apply (by virtue of Article 155(1)) to a person who is under the earnings limit in paragraph (2).

(2)

A person is under the earnings limit in this paragraph if he does not receive—

(a)

more than—

(i)

£5 per day, or

(ii)

£500 per year,

by way of remuneration for acting as a collector in relation to relevant collections, or

(b)

more than £500 by way of remuneration for acting as a collector in relation to the collection mentioned in Article 155(1).

(3)

In paragraph (2) “relevant collections” means public charitable collections conducted for the benefit of—

(a)

the charitable institution or institutions, or

(b)

the charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes,

for whose benefit the collection mentioned in Article 155(1) is conducted.

(4)

A person is not within Article 155(6) if he is under the earnings limit in paragraph (5) below.

(5)

A person is under the earnings limit in this paragraph if the remuneration received by him as mentioned in Article 155(6)(c)—

(a)

is not more than—

(i)

£5 per day, or

(ii)

£500 per year, or

(b)

if a lump sum, is not more than £500.

(6)

The Department may by order amend paragraphs (2) and (5) by substituting a different sum for any sum for the time being specified there.