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The Charities Act received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006. It was initially announced in the Queen's Speech in November 2004, and was preceded by a Cabinet Office Strategy Unit Report, Private Action, Public Benefit, and a Draft Bill. In all, the charity sector has waited over four years for its new Act. The following is a summary of the major provisions contained within it, based on information supplied by the Charity Commission. It also includes the views of leading charity lawyers on the possible impact of some of the main parts of the legislation.

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