Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 1191 (C. 59)
CHARITIES
The Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025
Made
14th November 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 41(4) and (5) of the Charities Act 2022(1).
Citation and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Charities Act 2022 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“ the 2011 Act ” means the Charities Act 2011 ( 2 );
“ the 2022 Act ” means the Charities Act 2022 .
Provisions coming into force on 27th November 2025
3.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2022 Act, except in so far as they relate to excluded property of a relevant charity, is 27th November 2025—
(a)section 15 (small ex gratia payments);
(b)section 16 (power of Commission etc to authorise ex gratia payments etc);
(c)section 40, in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 2 being brought into force by sub-paragraph (d);
(d)the following paragraphs of Schedule 2 (minor and consequential amendments)—
(i)paragraph 1, in so far as it relates to paragraphs 26 and 27;
(ii)paragraph 26;
(iii)paragraph 27.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
“ excluded property ” in relation to a relevant charity means the property listed in the corresponding entry in the second column in the table in the Schedule to these Regulations for that relevant charity;
“ relevant charity ” means a charity listed in the first column in the table in the Schedule to these Regulations.
Saving provision in relation to section 16 of the 2022 Act
4.—(1) Section 106 of the 2011 Act (power to authorise ex gratia payments etc.) continues to have effect on or after the appointed day in relation to an application made to the Charity Commission by the charity trustees of a charity for an order under that section made before the appointed day as if section 16 of the 2022 Act had not been commenced.
(2) Section 322(2) of, and Schedule 6 to, the 2011 Act (reviewable matters) continue to have effect on or after the appointed day in relation to an application made to the Charity Commission by the charity trustees of a charity for an order under section 106(1) of the 2011 Act made before the appointed day as if paragraphs 26 and 27 of Schedule 2 to the 2022 Act had not been commenced.
(3) In this regulation, “ appointed day ” in relation to a provision means the day appointed for the coming into force of that provision.
Stephanie Peacock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
14th November 2025
Regulation 3
Schedule Relevant charities and excluded property
| Relevant charity | Excluded property |
|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the Armouries | Objects the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Armouries and which are comprised in their collection. |
| The British Library Board | Objects transferred to the British Library Board under section 3(1)(a) of the British Library Act 1972(3). |
| The Trustees of the British Museum | Objects vested in the Trustees of the British Museum as part of the collections of the Museum. |
| The Trustees of the Imperial War Museum | Objects vested in the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum for the purposes of the Museum. |
| The Board of Trustees of the National Gallery | “Relevant objects” as defined in section 4(2) of the Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (4), the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery and which are comprised in their collection. |
| The Trustees of the Natural History Museum | Objects vested in the Trustees of the Natural History Museum as part of the collections of the Museum. |
| The Trustees of the National Maritime Museum | Objects vested in the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum for the purposes of the Museum. |
| The Board of Trustees of the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside | “The collections” as defined by article 1(2) of the Merseyside Museums and Galleries Order 1986 (5). |
| The Board of Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery | “Relevant objects” as defined in section 4(2) of the Museums and Galleries Act 1992, the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery and which are comprised in their collection. |
| The Board of Governors of the Museum of London | Objects vested in the Board of the Museum of London and which are comprised in their collections. |
| The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Objects the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and which are comprised in their collections. |
| The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum | Objects the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum and which are comprised in their collections. |
| Sir John Soane’s Museum | Objects which became vested in the Trustees of Sir John Soane’s Museum on the death of Sir John Soane under the Sir John Soane’s Museum Act 1833. |
| The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery | “Relevant objects” as defined in section 4(2) of the Museums and Galleries Act 1992, the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery and which are comprised in their collections. |
| The Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum | Objects the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum and which are comprised in their collections. |
| The Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection | Objects the property in which is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection and which are comprised in their collection. |