PART 4General financial provisions
Powers of the Board
I141Provision of residences
1
The Board may provide, maintain and manage homes of residence—
a
for retired clerks, deaconesses F1, licensed lay workers and lay residentiary canons and for their current or former spouses or civil partners;
b
for surviving former spouses or civil partners and for children and dependants of deceased clerks, deaconesses F2, licensed lay workers and lay residentiary canons.
2
The powers under subsection (1) include—
a
a power to assist others in providing, maintaining and managing homes of residence for persons of the description given there,
b
a power to assist others in maintaining persons resident in such homes of residence, and
c
a power to provide nursing care for persons resident in such homes of residence.
3
The things which the Board may do for the purposes of, or in connection with, exercising a power under subsection (1) include—
a
converting buildings or other land,
b
constructing or improving buildings, and
c
assisting others to do something mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
4
The Board may act alone or jointly with others when exercising, or acting for the purposes of or in connection with, a power under this section.
5
The Church Commissioners may make to the Board grants out of their general fund or loans for any purpose connected with the Board's functions under this section; and it is up to the Commissioners to decide the amount of a grant or loan under this subsection and the terms on which a loan under this subsection is made.
6
A reference to a home of residence for a person includes a reference to a separate dwelling for that person.
7
Nothing in this section authorises the Board to acquire, hold or apply any property (whether real or personal) for purposes other than charitable purposes.
8
The Board is to be regarded as having always had the power under subsection (2)(c).