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City of Edinburgh Council (Leith Links and Surplus Fire Fund) Act 2014

Section 2: Purposes for which the Surplus Fire Fund may be applied

9.Subsection (1) limits the trustees of the Fund to applying it only in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

10.Subsection (2) sets out the purposes for which the trustees must apply the Fund.

11.Subsection (3) provides that awards, grants, payments and other benefits in respect of injury or death, or in respect of damage to domestic premises or household contents, may only be made to, or conferred upon, individuals residing within the Council area.

12.Subsection (4) ensures that any other provision, in earlier legislation or any trust deed, that specifies purposes for which the Fund may be used no longer has effect. This ensures that the Fund may only be used for the purposes set out in this section.

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