Part 1Meaning of “charity” and “charitable purpose”

CHAPTER 2Special provision for this Act

10Ecclesiastical corporations etc. not charities in certain contexts

1

In the rest of this Act, “charity”, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, has the meaning given by section 1(1).

2

But in the rest of this Act (apart from Chapter 3 of Part 17) “charity” is not applicable to—

a

any ecclesiastical corporation in respect of the corporate property of the corporation, except a corporation aggregate having some purposes which are not ecclesiastical in respect of its corporate property held for those purposes,

b

any Diocesan Board of Finance, or any subsidiary of such a Board, in respect of the diocesan glebe land of the diocese, or

c

any trust of property for purposes for which the property has been consecrated.

3

“Ecclesiastical corporation” means any corporation in the Church of England, whether sole or aggregate, which is established for spiritual purposes F2but does not include the Chapter of a cathedral to which the Cathedrals Measure 2021 applies.

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In this section—

  • “Diocesan Board of Finance” has the same meaning as “DBF” in the Church Property Measure 2018;

  • “diocesan glebe land” has the same meaning as in that Measure;

  • “subsidiary” has the same meaning as “management subsidiary” in that Measure.