The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) (No. 2) Regulations 2011

• Citation: S.I. 2011/1727
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) (No. 2) Regulations 2011.

(2) In these Regulations—

“specified institution” means a qualifying Academy proprietor (within the meaning of section 12(2) of the Academies Act 2010 ) or a sixth form college corporation (within the meaning of section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 ).

Section 2 Commencement

These Regulations come into force on 1st August 2011.

Section 3 Appointment of principal regulator of exempt charities connected to sixth form colleges and academies

The Secretary of State for Education is prescribed as the principal regulator of any exempt charity which is administered by or on behalf of a specified institution and is established for the general purposes of, or for any special purpose of or in connection with, that institution.

Section 4 Definition of “responsible person”

In its application to the Secretary of State for Education as principal regulator of an exempt charity by virtue of these Regulations, section 10A of the Charities Act 1993 has effect as if, for the definition of “responsible person” in subsection (7), there were substituted—

“responsible person” means a person who is or was—

the Secretary of State for Education;

acting on behalf of the Secretary for State for Education, or

a member of a committee established by the Secretary of State for Education.