The Corporation of the Cranleigh and Bramley Schools (Charter Amendments) Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 656

CHARITIES

The Corporation of the Cranleigh and Bramley Schools (Charter Amendments) Order 1999

Made

10th March 1999

Coming into force

1st April 1999

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 10th Day of March 1999

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

WHEREAS the Corporation of the Cranleigh and Bramley Schools (hereinafter referred to as “the Charity”) was incorporated by Royal Charter dated 8th June 1898:

AND WHEREAS the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales have published a scheme to be made, in exercise of their powers under section 15 of the Charities Act 1993(1), on 1st April 1999 for the purpose of extending the powers of the Charity:

AND WHEREAS by virtue of section 15(1) of the said Act the said Scheme cannot come into operation unless or until Her Majesty thinks fit to amend the said Charter in such manner as will permit the Scheme to have effect:

AND WHEREAS the Charity has accordingly made application to Her Majesty in Council for amendment of the said Charter:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers contained in section 15(2) of the said Act, and all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the said Charter be amended in the manner set forth in the Schedule to this Order.

This Order may be cited as the Corporation of the Cranleigh and Bramley Schools (Charter Amendments) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st April 1999.

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CRANLEIGH AND BRAMLEY SCHOOLS DATED 8TH JUNE 1898

1.  The following new Article 19A shall be inserted:

“19A.   The Council shall have power to alienate all or any of the property for the time being of the Corporation in order to advance the objects of the Schools or either of them.”.

2.  Article 59 shall be deleted.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Charter of the Corporation of the Cranleigh and Bramley Schools so as to give effect to provisions of a Scheme made by the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales extending the powers of the Council of the Corporation in relation to the disposal of property, and revoking an Article which made surrender of the Charter contingent upon the dissolution of the Schools.

(1)

1993 c. 10.