The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/1191
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Section 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

“ the 2011 Act ” means the Charities Act 2011 ;

“ the 2022 Act ” means the Charities Act 2022.

Section 3 Provisions coming into force on 27th November 2025

(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2022 Act, except in so far as they relate to excluded property of a relevant charity, is 27th November 2025—

(a) section 15 (small ex gratia payments);

(b) section 16 (power of Commission etc to authorise ex gratia payments etc);

(c) section 40 (minor and consequential provision), in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 being brought into force by sub-paragraph (d);

(d) the following paragraphs of Schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(i) paragraph 1, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 26 and 27;

(ii) paragraph 26;

(iii) paragraph 27.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

“ excluded property ” in relation to a relevant charity means the property listed in the corresponding entry in the second column in the table in the Schedule to these Regulations for that relevant charity;

“ relevant charity ” means a charity listed in the first column in the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 4 Saving provision in relation to section 16 of the 2022 Act

(1) Section 106 of the 2011 Act (power to authorise ex gratia payments etc.) continues to have effect on or after the appointed day in relation to an application made to the Charity Commission by the charity trustees of a charity for an order under that section made before the appointed day as if section 16 of the 2022 Act had not been commenced.

(2) Section 322(2) of, and Schedule 6 to, the 2011 Act (reviewable matters) continue to have effect on or after the appointed day in relation to an application made to the Charity Commission by the charity trustees of a charity for an order under section 106(1) of the 2011 Act made before the appointed day as if paragraphs 26 and 27 of Schedule 2 to the 2022 Act had not been commenced.

(3) In this regulation, “ appointed day ” in relation to a provision means the day appointed for the coming into force of that provision.