Charitable Collections Act 1946

If the Governor is satisfied that any moneys or securities for moneys or goods collected or held for any charitable purpose by or on behalf of any person, society, body or association, are not or will not be required for that purpose, the Governor may, by proclamation, declare that the whole or any part of such moneys and securities or goods shall be —

applied by such person, society, body or association to any other charitable purpose; or

vested in and transferred to the Minister to be applied to any charitable purpose, and may by the same or any subsequent proclamation vest and transfer the said moneys, securities and goods or any part thereof in and to such persons and for any such charitable purposes as the Governor shall declare.

Any such proclamation shall have the force of law, and payments and transfers shall be made to carry out the directions of the Governor thereby made.

A proclamation shall not be made under this section until a resolution has been passed by both Houses of Parliament approving of the making of the proclamation.

This section shall apply notwithstanding any exemption given by a proclamation issued under section 6(5).