Part 2The Charity Commission and the Official Custodian for Charities
The Commission
17Guidance as to operation of public benefit requirement
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The Commission must issue guidance in pursuance of its public benefit objective (see paragraph 2 of section 14).
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The Commission may from time to time revise any guidance issued under this section.
3
The Commission must carry out such public and other consultation as it considers appropriate—
a
before issuing any guidance under this section, or
b
(unless it considers that it is unnecessary to do so) before revising any guidance under this section.
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The Commission must publish any guidance issued or revised under this section in such manner as it considers appropriate.
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The charity trustees of a charity must have regard to any such guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.