This Act may be cited as the Charities Act 1992.

This Act shall come into force on such day as the F2Secretary of State may by order appoint; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions or for different purposes.

Subject to subsections (4) to (6) below, this Act extends only to England and Wales.

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The amendments in Schedule 6, and (subject to subsection (7)) the repeals in Schedule 7, have the same extent as the enactments to which they refer, and section 78 extends accordingly.

The repeal in Schedule 7 of the M1Police, Factories, &c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 does not extend to Northern Ireland.