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OSCR:- New Regulations affecting Charities in Scotland
New regulations governing how charities must refer to themselves on certain documents take full effect from 1st April 2008.
The Charities Reference in Documents (Scotland) Regulations 2007 as amended by the Charities References in Documents (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008, specify those documents where charities must declare their registered name, their charitable status and charity number, and the wording that must be used.
The Regulations will allow the public to more easily recognise where an organisation has charitable status. For new charities entered in the Scottish Charity Register on or after 1st October 2007, the Regulations will come into effect six months after their entry in the Register. The Regulations apply to all charities entered in the Scottish Charity Register, including those charities that are also registered as charities in another country or territory.
From 1st April 2008, items such as business letters and emails, advertisements, invoices, fundraising leaflets, campaign material, must state the following:
The charity’s name as it appears in the Scottish Charity Register;
- Any other name by which the charity is known;
- The Scottish Charity Number of the charity.
In addition, a charity whose name does not contain the word ‘charity’ or ‘charitable’ must also state the fact that it is a charity. Only charities entered in the Scottish Charity Register which are established under the law of Scotland, or which are managed wholly or mainly from Scotland, are permitted to use the descriptions ‘Scottish charity’ or ‘registered Scottish charity’.
For more information on this— www.oscr.org.uk or call OSCR on 01382 220446.
Email—info@oscr.org.uk
Many thanks to MVSO for kindly allowing us to re-produce this item, read the latest MVSO Newsletter at this link
Water Rate Exemption
Small charities, churches and voluntary organisations will be exempt from paying water charges for the next 6 years, the Scottish government revealed yesterday.
The current exemption, which had been due to run out in 2010 will now be extended to 2014. The move follows a campaign by charities and churches to fight the introduction of water charges. Follow this link for more information.
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