Charities Act 1992 (c. 41)

Part II E+W CONTROL OF FUND-RAISING FOR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS

Commencement Information

I1 Pt. II (ss. 58-64) wholly in force at 1.3.1995; Pt. II not in force at Royal Assent see s. 79(2); Pt. II in force for certain purposes at 28.11.1994 and wholly in force at 1.3.1995 by S.I. 1994/3023, art. 2.

Control of fund-raising E+W

[F1 60B Exclusion of lower-paid collectors from provisions of section 60A E+W

(1) Section 60(1) and (2) do not apply (by virtue of section 60A(1)) to a person who is under the earnings limit in subsection (2) below.

(2) A person is under the earnings limit in this subsection if he does not receive—

(a) more than—

(i) [F2 £10] per day, or

(ii) [F3 £1,000] per year,

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

(b) more than [F4 £1,000] by way of remuneration for acting as a collector in relation to the collection mentioned in section 60A(1).

(3) In subsection (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 section 60A(1) is conducted.

(4) A person is not within section 60A(6) if he is under the earnings limit in subsection (5) below.

(5) A person is under the earnings limit in this subsection if the remuneration received by him as mentioned in section 60A(6)(c)—

(a) is not more than—

(i) [F5 £10] per day, or

(ii) [F6 £1,000] per year, or

(b) if a lump sum, is not more than [F7 £1,000].

(6) The [F8 Secretary of State] may by order amend subsections (2) and (5) by substituting a different sum for any sum for the time being specified there.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 60A, 60B inserted (27.2.2007 for the insertion of s. 60B(6) for specified purposes, 1.4.2008 for the insertion of ss. 60A(4)-(7)(9), 60A(8)(10) for specified purposes, 60B(4)(5)) by Charities Act 2006 (c. 50), ss. 68, 79(2); S.I. 2007/309, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2007/3286, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with art. 4)

F2 Sum in s. 60B(2)(a)(i) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(a)

F3 Sum in s. 60B(2)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(b)

F4 Sum in s. 60B(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(c)

F5 Sum in s. 60B(5)(a)(i) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(a)

F6 Sum in s. 60B(5)(a)(ii) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(b)

F7 Sum in s. 60B(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by Charities Acts 1992 and 1993 (Substitution of Sums) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/508), arts. 1(1), 5(c)

F8 Words in s. 60B(6) substituted (9.11.2016) by The Transfer of Functions (Elections, Referendums, Third Sector and Information) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/997), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 8(3)(b) (with art. 12)