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Version date: 16 October 2014 - onwards
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42. Name of charitable organisation.

(1) The Authority shall not register a charitable organisation if -

(a) the name of the charitable organisation is -

(i) the same as, or

(ii) in the opinion of the Authority, so similar to the name of another charitable organisation as to be likely to cause members of the public to be unable to distinguish it from that other charitable organisation,

(b) the name of the charitable organisation is, in the opinion of the Authority likely to mislead members of the public as to -

(i) the purposes of the charitable organisation, or

(ii) the activities that it carries on, or intends to carry on, in pursuit of those purposes,

(c) the name of the charitable organisation is, in the opinion of the Authority, likely to cause members of the public to believe that it is connected with the Government, a local authority, or any person or body of persons with whom it has no connection, or