Restrictions on conducting public collections during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

In this article, the author analyzes the provisions of the Act of March 14, 2014 on the principles of public collections in the context of restrictions related to carrying out such collections during the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the normative acts and the literature on the subject. The restrictions introduced on the territory of the Republic of Poland, aimed at preventing infections, made it impossible for the organizers to collect cash in direct contact with donors. It should be noted, however, that they have also become the basis for reflection on the need to cover non-cash collections, the popularity of which is constantly growing, by statutory regulations.