Finance Act 2020

Amendment of Part 3 of Schedule 26A to Principal Act (approval of body as eligible charity)

72. Part 3 of Schedule 26A to the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph 3:

“3A. Where one or more than one body (each of which is referred to in this paragraph as a ‘restructured or amalgamated body’) has been the subject of any process of re-organisation (whether under Part 9 of the Companies Act 2014 or otherwise) such that the body or bodies has or have become amalgamated with another body (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘successor body’) and—

(a) each restructured or amalgamated body has held an authorisation for not less than 2 years prior to the date of the initiation of the process of re-organisation, and

(b) the winding up and distribution of all of the assets of each restructured or amalgamated body has been completed,

then the successor body shall be deemed to comply with paragraph 3(c).”.