Part 2Fundraising for benevolent bodies

Public benevolent collections

I191Collection of goods

1

The Scottish Ministers may, by regulations, make provision about the collection from the public of goods for the benefit of benevolent bodies or for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes.

2

Those regulations may, in particular, include provision—

a

requiring the organiser of such a collection to notify the local authority for the area in which it is proposed that the collection be carried out,

b

allowing or requiring the local authority, in such circumstances as may be specified in the regulations, to prohibit the carrying out of such a collection,

c

about the dates, times and places at which, and the frequency with which, such collections may be carried out,

d

about keeping and publishing reports on those collections,

e

for preventing public inconvenience,

f

specifying particular provisions of the regulations breach of which is to be an offence under subsection (3).

3

Any person who contravenes a provision of such regulations breach of which is stated in the regulations to be an offence is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.