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Charities Act 1985 (repealed)

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  2. Introductory Text

    3. 1. Submission of, and publicity for, charities’ accounts.

  3. 2. Resolution by trustees of old charity to alter objects.

  4. 3. Power for certain charity trustees to transfer whole property to another charity.

  5. 4. Power for very small charities to spend capital.

  6. 5. Financial limits.

  7. 6. Interpretation.

  8. 7. Citation, etc.

  9. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      FORM OF RESOLUTION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES UNDER SECTION 3

      1. WHEREAS we are the trustees of the ............................Charity, of which...

      2. £..............:

      3. AND WHEREAS we think it expedient that the whole property...

      4. AND WHEREAS we have obtained from the trustees of the...

      5. AND WHEREAS we have formed the opinion that the objects...

      6. AND WHEREAS we have complied with section 3(3) of the...

      7. NOW THEREFORE we, the trustees of the...................................Charity, under and in...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      FORM OF RESOLUTION BY CHARITY TRUSTEES UNDER SECTION 4

      1. WHEREAS we are the trustees of the...................................Charity:

      2. AND WHEREAS the value of the charity’s permanent endowment is...

      3. AND WHEREAS we are of the opinion that the property...

      4. AND WHEREAS we have complied with section 4(2) of the...

      5. NOW THEREFORE we, the trustees of the said charity, under...

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