What the official record says
This Act is the Public Collections and Solicitations (Disclosure of Payment) Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. The purpose of this Act is to require that any person collecting or soliciting donations, subscriptions, signatures or other support for an organisation or cause in a public street or place must disclose the existence of any payment or remuneration for performing that collection or solicitation in order to ensure members of the public are informed whether a public collector or solicitor is being paid to solicit or collect donations, signatures, or other support. Any person— who is collecting or soliciting donations, subscriptions, signatures, or other support for an organisation or cause in any public street or place;