The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 42:

"42A.

(1) A registered charitable organisation shall make an application to the Authority in order to -

(a) change its charitable purpose, or

(b) amend a specified clause.

(2) An application under subsection (1) shall -

(a) be made in writing in such manner and form as may be specified by the Authority, and

(b) contain such information as may be prescribed.

(3) A registered charitable organisation shall not change its charitable purpose or amend a specified clause without the consent of the Authority and the Authority shall not give such consent if the Authority is of the opinion that -

(a) in the case of an application referred to in subsection (1)(a) -

(i) the proposed purpose is not a charitable purpose, or

(ii) the charitable organisation has not demonstrated that it has or will have the organisational structure or expertise required to advance the proposed charitable purpose,

or

(b) in the case of an application referred to in subsection (1)(b), the proposed specified clause would be contrary to this Act.