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Charitable Trusts Act 1957

Schemes in respect of certain charitable trusts

33: Extension of powers or alteration of mode of administration of trust

You could also call this:

“Changing how a charitable trust is run to make it work better”

This section talks about what can be done when property or money is given or held for a charitable purpose. If managing the property or money, or carrying out the trust, could be made easier by changing how the trustees work or how the trust is run, then changes can be made. The trustees might get more powers, or the way the trust is managed might be changed.

These changes can be made in the way described later in this part of the law. However, this doesn’t limit any powers that the court or trustees already have under the Trusts Act 2019 or any other law.

Remember, if you want to know more about the Trusts Act 2019, you can look it up online using the link provided in the original text.

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Part 3 Schemes in respect of certain charitable trusts

33Extension of powers or alteration of mode of administration of trust

  1. In any case where it is made to appear that any property or income is given or held upon trust, or is to be applied, for any charitable purpose, and the administration of the property or income or the carrying out of the trust could be facilitated by extending or varying the powers of the trustees or by prescribing or varying the mode of administering the trust, the powers of the trustees may be extended or varied, and the mode of administering the trust may be prescribed or varied, in the manner and subject to the provisions hereafter contained in this Part:

    provided that nothing in this section shall restrict the powers that are or may be conferred on the court or the trustees by or under the Trusts Act 2019 or any other Act or by law.

Notes
  • Section 33: amended, on , by section 161 of the Trusts Act 2019 (2019 No 38).