Collections Act 1966
sec.11Conditions to be observed in connection with appeals for support
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sec.11 Conditions to be observed in connection with appeals for support
The following conditions shall be observed in connection with every appeal for support— made for any charity registered under this Act— the appeal shall be authorised in writing by the governing body of the charity or by some person authorised either generally or in the particular case in that behalf by the said governing body; all the conditions (if any) subject to which that authority is given shall be complied with in every respect; the promoter of the appeal shall be named in that authority; the name of the charity and the fact that it is registered under this Act shall be specified at all times when making the appeal; the conditions (if any) to which the registration of the charity is subjected under this Act shall be complied with in every respect; the provisions of this Act relating to the appeal shall be complied with in every respect; made for any purpose sanctioned under this Act— all the conditions (if any) subject to which that sanction is given shall be complied with in every respect; the promoter of the appeal shall be the person named in the sanction as such unless some other person is approved in writing by the Minister when that other person shall so act, or, where no person is named in the sanction as promoter and the appeal is not exempted by this Act from the application of this provision, the promoter shall be the person authorised to act as such in accordance with the conditions subject to which the sanction is given; the purpose for which the appeal is made as set forth in the sanction and the fact that the purpose is sanctioned under this Act shall be specified at all times when making the appeal, but it shall be sufficient for these purposes where an appeal for support is made for a purpose which consists of the objects of any association only or of the objects of any association joined with any other purpose, to name, so far as concerns the objects of that association, that association, without referring to the objects of the association and to specify that the objects of the association are sanctioned under this Act; the provisions of this Act relating to the appeal shall be complied with in every respect. If any condition required to be observed by this section in respect of any appeal for support is contravened, the following persons shall be guilty of an offence against this Act— every person who is a party to the contravention; where the appeal for support is made for a charity or other association whatsoever—each member of the governing body of that association; in every case—the promoter of the appeal for support. A person charged with such an offence by reason of the person being a member of the governing body of a charity or other association or by reason of the person being a promoter shall not be convicted thereof if the Court is satisfied that the contravention occurred without the person’s consent and connivance and that the person exercised all due diligence to prevent it. (sec.11-ssec.1) The following conditions shall be observed in connection with every appeal for support— made for any charity registered under this Act— the appeal shall be authorised in writing by the governing body of the charity or by some person authorised either generally or in the particular case in that behalf by the said governing body; all the conditions (if any) subject to which that authority is given shall be complied with in every respect; the promoter of the appeal shall be named in that authority; the name of the charity and the fact that it is registered under this Act shall be specified at all times when making the appeal; the conditions (if any) to which the registration of the charity is subjected under this Act shall be complied with in every respect; the provisions of this Act relating to the appeal shall be complied with in every respect; made for any purpose sanctioned under this Act— all the conditions (if any) subject to which that sanction is given shall be complied with in every respect; the promoter of the appeal shall be the person named in the sanction as such unless some other person is approved in writing by the Minister when that other person shall so act, or, where no person is named in the sanction as promoter and the appeal is not exempted by this Act from the application of this provision, the promoter shall be the person authorised to act as such in accordance with the conditions subject to which the sanction is given; the purpose for which the appeal is made as set forth in the sanction and the fact that the purpose is sanctioned under this Act shall be specified at all times when making the appeal, but it shall be sufficient for these purposes where an appeal for support is made for a purpose which consists of the objects of any association only or of the objects of any association joined with any other purpose, to name, so far as concerns the objects of that association, that association, without referring to the objects of the association and to specify that the objects of the association are sanctioned under this Act; the provisions of this Act relating to the appeal shall be complied with in every respect. (sec.11-ssec.2) If any condition required to be observed by this section in respect of any appeal for support is contravened, the following persons shall be guilty of an offence against this Act— every person who is a party to the contravention; where the appeal for support is made for a charity or other association whatsoever—each member of the governing body of that association; in every case—the promoter of the appeal for support. (sec.11-ssec.3) A person charged with such an offence by reason of the person being a member of the governing body of a charity or other association or by reason of the person being a promoter shall not be convicted thereof if the Court is satisfied that the contravention occurred without the person’s consent and connivance and that the person exercised all due diligence to prevent it.