The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 44:

"44A.

(1) Where the Authority is of the opinion, following such enquiry as it deems necessary, that a charitable organisation should be removed from the register for a reason specified in section 43 or 44, it shall, except in a case to which subsection (8) of section 43 or subsection (1A) or (9) of section 44 applies, serve a notice in writing on the charitable organisation.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall -

(a) state the proposal, subject to paragraph (d), that the charitable organisation be removed from the register,

(b) state the reason for the proposed removal under section 43 or 44,

(c) state the reasons for the opinion of the Authority referred to in subsection (1) and where an authorised officer has carried out an examination, include a copy of the report under section 68B(2),

(d) direct the charitable organisation, if the Authority considers it appropriate to do so, to take such action as the Authority considers necessary to remedy the contravention by the date specified in the notice, and

(e) state that the charitable organisation may make representations in writing to the Authority in relation to its proposed removal not later than 21 days from the date of the proposed removal notice.