Important points concerning money collection permits issued under the old Money Collection Act
Any money collection campaigns run with permits issued under the old Money Collection Act and the use of funds raised through such campaigns remain subject to the provisions of the old act and the terms of the permit. All permits issued under the old act have an expiry date. These permits remain in force until the expiry date specified in the terms of each permit. A permit with an expiry date cannot change into an open-ended permit.
The use of funds raised with an old permit is reported by making money collection accounting in accordance with the terms of the permit. Any applications to amend permits issued under the old act will also be processed according to the provisions of the old act. Please make sure that you use the correct reporting template!
In matters of permitting and clearing old fundraising permits, the licensing authority is either the National Police Board or the local police department: if the permit has been issued by the National Police Board, accounts and possible appeals are made to the National Police Board, and if the permit is issued by the police department, the accounts and any applications for amendment are submitted to the police department concerned.
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Transitioning to permits issued under the new Money Collection Act
You can apply for a permit that is valid indefinitely under the new Money Collection Act even before your organisation’s old money collection permit expires. The application process under the new act is the same regardless of whether or not you already have a permit. However, if you already have a permit, you need to ask the National Police Board to cancel your old permit.
If your existing permit was issued by your local police department, you should send your new permit application to the National Police Board and ask your local police department to cancel your old permit. It is best to ask for your old permit to be cancelled as soon as your new permit has been issued. The permit authorities make their decisions independently of each other, and processing times may vary. Please keep this in mind if you apply for a new permit and ask for your old permit to be cancelled at the same time, as your old permit could be cancelled before you get your new one. You would therefore have no valid money collection permit and could not run money collection campaigns. Please also take extra care with your accounts and annual reports: you will need to account for any funds raised during the application process either in a campaign-specific report according to the old rules or in the annual report for your new permit but not both.
Please note that priority will be given to applicants who have no previous money collection permit. If your organisation’s existing money collection permit is not due to expire for a while, you may need to wait longer for your application to be processed.
The same processing fee is charged for all new money collection permit applications. In other words, there is no financial benefit to be gained from cancelling your existing money collection permit early. However, no fee is charged for cancellations of the permit.
Accounting for funds raised through campaigns run with permits issued under the old Money Collection Act
Please make sure to submit your accounts and interim accounts for campaigns run with your old money collection permit on time. All permit holders have a statutory duty to submit accounts. The deadline for submitting accounts is six months after the expiry of the permit, and individual permits may include stipulations on interim accounts and deadlines for the same. Permit holders who fail to comply with the deadlines cannot be issued with a new money collection permit until their reporting obligations have been satisfied.
However, not having submitted accounts does not disqualify an applicant if the deadline has not yet passed. In other words, applicants with outstanding reporting obligations can be issued with a new money collection permit as long as the deadline for submitting accounts has not yet passed.
