The Charities (Bridge House Estates) Order 2007

APPENDIX SCHEME FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHARITY KNOWN AS BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES

“Appointed Day” means the date that the Scheme is given effect by an Order of the Minister for the Cabinet Office under section 17(2) of the Charities Act 1993.

Whereas the charity known as Bridge House Estates (“the Charity”) is now regulated by Royal Charter dated 24 May 1282; Blackfriars Bridge Act 1863; Blackfriars and Southwark Bridge Act 1867; Corporation of London (Tower Bridge) Act 1885; Corporation of London (Bridges) Act 1911; a supplemental Royal Charter dated 26 November 1957; London Bridge Act 1967; The City of London (Various Powers) Act 1979; The Charities (The Bridge House Estates) Order 1995 (Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1047); an Order of the Commissioners dated 10 July 1997; an Order of the Commissioners dated 20 July 1998; The Charities (The Bridge House Estates) Order 2001 (Statutory Instrument 2001 No 4017); and a Scheme of the Commissioners dated 26 August 2005;

And whereas the body corporate called the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London is the Trustee of the Charity and has on behalf of the Charity made application to the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales (“the Commissioners”) for a Scheme for the administration thereof;

And whereas the Charity is regulated by The City of London (Various Powers) Act 1963 (“the Act”);

And whereas it appears to the Commissioners that a Scheme should be established for the administration of the Charity but also that it is necessary for the Scheme to alter provisions regulating the Charity;

And whereas in pursuance of section 20 of the Charities Act 1993 public notice of the Commissioners’ proposals for this Scheme has been given and no representations have been received in respect thereof;

Now, therefore, the Commissioners in pursuance of section 17(1) of the Charities Act 1993 hereby settle the following Scheme:

SCHEME

1.  Administration of Charity. With effect from the Appointed Day the Charity and the property thereof shall be administered and managed upon the subsisting trusts thereof, as varied or affected by the provisions of this Scheme, by the body corporate called the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London.

2.  Amendment to The City of London (Various Powers) Act 1963. The Act be amended by adding after section 32(3);

• 32(3A) After such consultation as is required under section 32(3), the Corporation shall have power to divert or stop up and demolish the elevated footway for the purpose of development to be carried out in accordance with planning permission granted under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

3.  Questions under the Scheme. Any question as to the construction of this Scheme or as to the regularity or the validity of any acts done or about to be done under this Scheme may be determined by the Commissioners upon such application made to them for the purpose as they think sufficient.

Sealed by Order of the Commissioners this day of Monday 26 February 2007