Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):

"(4A) An organisation that becomes a charitable organisation by virtue of section 3(1)(q) shall, if it wishes to continue to operate or carry on activities in the State after the commencement of section 4(a)(ii) of the Charities (Amendment) Act 2024, apply, not later than -

(a) 6 months, or

(b) the expiration of such longer period as the Minister may specify,

after such commencement to the Authority to be registered.",

(b) in subsection (5) -

(i) by the insertion, in paragraph (b), of "or the United Kingdom" after "EEA state" in each place where it occurs,

(ii) in paragraph (c) -

(I) by the insertion, in subparagraph (i), of "or the United Kingdom" after "EEA state", and

(II) by the substitution of "in the state referred to in subparagraph (i)" for "in that EEA state",