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