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Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 39: In page 28, to delete lines 24 to 26 and substitute the following: "and a charitable organisation shall stand registered for the purposes of this Act upon the performance by the Authority of its functions under this subsection in relation to the charitable organisation.".

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 40: In page 28, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "(7) The Authority shall refuse an application under this section unless it is satisfied that the applicant is a charitable organisation. (8) Where the Authority makes a decision to grant an application under this section, it shall, as soon as may be thereafter, notify the applicant in writing of the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 41: In page 28, line 29, to delete "charitable trust" and substitute "charitable organisation". This is a technical amendment. The term "charitable organisation" is broader than "charitable trust" and is therefore more appropriate.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 42: In page 29, to delete lines 14 to 45. Amendments Nos. 42 and 45 are technical drafting amendments on foot of the advice of the Parliamentary Counsel. The original provisions have been moved for presentational purposes. It is considered that these provisions would sit better in their own section, coming after the sections dealing with registration and determinations...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 43: In page 29, after line 48, to insert the following: "(17) The Authority shall, as soon as may be after the registration by it in the register of a charitable organisation that is a company, notify the registrar of companies in writing of such registration.". These amendments were drawn up following discussions with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: Brilliant.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 44: In page 29, after line 48, to insert the following: "39.—(1) A charitable organisation in respect of which— (a) there was, immediately before the commencement of section 38, an entitlement to an exemption under section 207 or 208 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, (b) the Revenue Commissioners had issued a number (commonly referred to as a "CHY number") for the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 45: In page 29, after line 48, to insert the following: "40.—(1) Any person who— (a) advertises on behalf of, or causes another person to advertise on behalf of, a charitable organisation that is not registered, (b) invites, or causes another person to invite, members of the public to give money or property to a charitable organisation that is not registered, or (c)...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 46: In page 31, lines 1 and 2, to delete all words from and including "refuses" in line 1 down to and including "or" in line 2. I move this drafting amendment which is required because appeals under subsection (1) of this section are now dealt with in the new appeal section that is the subject of another Government amendment, No. 56.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 47: In page 31, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "(c) contrary to public policy,".

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 49: In page 31, to delete lines 28 to 36. These drafting amendments transfer certain appeal provisions that were previously spread throughout the Bill into a single section for ease of reference. They also give the right of appeal to the Minister against decisions of the authority to register a person. The Minister must normally lodge the appeal within 21 days. This...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 50: In page 31, line 38, to delete "has ceased to be" and substitute "is not". This is a technical amendment to section 40 for the purpose of clarity, in which the term "has ceased to be" is replaced with "is not". The term "has ceased to be" implies that the organisation was at one time a charitable organisation which may not have been the case.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 51: In page 32, to delete lines 1 to 6. Amendment No. 51 deletes the existing provision under which the authority required an order from the High Court to remove incorporated charities from the register where the charity is convicted on indictment of an offence. On legal advice this is a latter amendment replaced by a new provision, subsection 10, under which the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 52: In page 32, lines 13 and 14, to delete all words from and including "If" in line 13 down to and including "or (8)," in line 14 and substitute the following: "If, upon an application under subsection (8), the High Court".

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 53: In page 32, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "(10) If a registered charitable organisation that is a body corporate is convicted on indictment of an offence, the Authority may remove from the register all of the information entered in relation to that organisation, and that organisation shall, thereupon, cease to be registered. (11) Where, in relation...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: On a general point, I reiterate that the purpose of the legislation is to support charities. However, the Government also acknowledges that the legislation regulates an area that has not previously been regulated. We have all referred to bogus and rogue operations which may or may not be charitable. If the legislation is to be effective in this regard, it must include provisions to deal...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 54: In page 32, line 20, to delete "subsection (7) or (8)" and substitute "subsection (8) or (10)". This is a purely technical amendment proposed on the advice of the Office of the Attorney General. The provision prevents a charity which has been removed from the register of charities from applying again for charitable status before the expiration of one year or such...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 55: In page 32, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: "41.—(1) Where the Authority, after consultation with the Garda Síochána, is of opinion that a body that is deemed to be registered in the register by virtue of section 39 is or has become an excluded body by virtue of its promoting purposes that are— (a) unlawful, (b) contrary to public morality, (c)...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 56: In page 32, to delete lines 30 to 44 and substitute the following: "42.—(1) A person whose application under section 38 is refused by the Authority may appeal the refusal to the Tribunal, not later than 21 days, or such longer period as the Tribunal may, for good and sufficient reason, determine, after service on the person of a notification in writing of the...

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

John Curran: I move amendment No. 57: In page 32, to delete lines 47 to 50 and substitute the following: "(2) A body (other than a registered charitable organisation) that, in any notice, advertisement, promotional literature or any other published material, describes itself or its activities in such terms as would cause members of the public to reasonably believe that it is a charitable organisation...